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Viking (VIK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$57.57 -1.15 (-1.96%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$57.35 -0.22 (-0.38%)
As of 08/1/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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About Viking Stock (NYSE:VIK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$56.15
$57.89
50-Day Range
$43.79
$59.01
52-Week Range
$30.56
$59.97
Volume
2.63 million shs
Average Volume
2.53 million shs
Market Capitalization
$25.51 billion
P/E Ratio
46.80
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$53.33
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Viking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

VIK MarketRank™: 

Viking scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 138th out of 284 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Viking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Viking's stock forecast and price target.
  • 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 46.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.11.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Viking is 46.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 19.07.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Viking has a PEG Ratio of 0.69. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Read more about Viking's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.09% 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 1.8, 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 1,426.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Viking does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.09% 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 1.8, 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 1,426.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Viking has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 29 news articles for Viking this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for VIK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Viking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Viking's insider trading history.
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VIK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Viking's stock was trading at $44.06 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VIK shares have increased by 30.7% and is now trading at $57.57.

Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 20th. The company reported ($0.24) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.26) by $0.02. The firm's revenue was up 24.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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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.

Top institutional investors of Viking include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.25%), TD Asset Management Inc (0.22%), Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (0.14%) and Teacher Retirement System of Texas (0.12%).

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.

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
5/20/2025
Today
8/02/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
LEISURE&REC SVS
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NYSE:VIK
Previous Symbol
NYSE:VIK
CIK
1745201
Fax
N/A
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$70.00
Low Price Target
$39.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-7.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.23
Trailing P/E Ratio
46.80
Forward P/E Ratio
38.64
P/E Growth
0.69
Net Income
$152.33 million
Net Margins
9.60%
Pretax Margin
10.10%
Return on Equity
-128.44%
Return on Assets
7.99%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.63
Quick Ratio
0.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.51 billion
Price / Sales
4.63
Cash Flow
$2.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
23.67
Book Value
($0.51) per share
Price / Book
-112.88

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
443,143,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$25.51 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.38
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This page (NYSE:VIK) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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