Viking (VIK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $62.28 to $64.15
• 50-Day Range: $54.44 to $63.75
• 52-Week Range: $30.84 to $64.26
• Volume: 2.22 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.01
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $58.93
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Viking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Viking scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 124th out of 289 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Viking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.64, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Viking has a consensus price target of $58.93, representing about 6.5% downside from its current price of $63.00.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Viking has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 55.03%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Viking are expected to grow by 55.03% in the coming year, from $1.49 to $2.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Viking is 34.05, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Viking is 34.05, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 18.29.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Viking has a PEG Ratio of 0.75. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Viking has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Viking has recently increased by 0.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Viking does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Viking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Viking has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Viking has recently increased by 0.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Viking has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.93 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Viking this week, compared to 22 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

13 people have searched for VIK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 18% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Viking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Viking insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

98.84% of the stock of Viking is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VIK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VIK shares performed this year?

Viking's stock was trading at $44.06 at the start of the year. Since then, VIK shares have increased by 43.0% and is now trading at $63.00.

How were Viking's earnings last quarter?

Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 19th. The company reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.00 by $0.01. Viking's quarterly revenue was up 18.5% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Viking IPO?

Viking (VIK) raised $1.5 billion in an initial public offering on Wednesday, May 1st 2024. The company issued 64,041,668 shares at a price of $24.00 per share.

Who are Viking's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Viking include Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (7.07%), Select Equity Group L.P. (4.04%), Invesco Ltd. (2.39%) and Holocene Advisors LP (1.29%).

How do I buy shares of Viking?

Shares of VIK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Viking own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Viking investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), Intel (INTC), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/19/2025
• Today: 9/10/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: LEISURE&REC SVS
• Sub-Industry: Transportation
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VIK
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:VIK
• CIK: 1745201
• Web: www.viking.com
• Phone: 441-478-2244
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Viking: $58.93
• High Price Target: $75.00
• Low Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.64
• Research Coverage: 14 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 42.75
• P/E Growth: 0.75
• Net Income: $152.33 million
• Net Margins: 13.99%
• Pretax Margin: 14.35%
• Return on Equity: -374.71%
• Return on Assets: 8.94%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 19.33
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.33 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.29
• Cash Flow: $2.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.69
• Book Value: ($0.51) per share
• Price / Book: -124.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 443,140,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $28.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.40