Viking (NYSE:VIK) Now Covered by Analysts at Barclays

Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Viking (NYSE:VIK) in a report released on Tuesday morning, Marketbeat.com reports. The brokerage issued an overweight rating and a $39.00 price objective on the stock.

VIK has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group started coverage on Viking in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. They set a buy rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Viking in a research note on Friday, June 21st. They issued a hold rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Viking from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an equal weight rating in a report on Monday, June 3rd. Bank of America began coverage on Viking in a research note on Tuesday, May 28th. They set a buy rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Viking in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. They issued a buy rating and a $37.00 price target on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Viking has an average rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus price target of $35.42.

Viking Stock Up 0.7 %

VIK opened at $33.50 on Tuesday. Viking has a 12 month low of $25.71 and a 12 month high of $34.26. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.42.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 29th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.46) by $0.43. The company had revenue of $718.16 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $705.70 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Viking will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current year.

About Viking

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.