Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Carnival Co. &

Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Carnival Co. & in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now expects that the company will post earnings of $1.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.26. The consensus estimate for Carnival Co. &’s current full-year earnings is $1.33 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Carnival Co. &’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.66 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.76 EPS.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last issued its earnings results on Monday, September 30th. The company reported $1.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $7.90 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.82 billion. Carnival Co. & had a return on equity of 22.30% and a net margin of 6.39%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 7th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Carnival Co. & in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. Macquarie upped their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Mizuho lifted their target price on Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $24.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Carnival Co. & currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $26.21.

Carnival Co. & Trading Down 1.1 %

NYSE CCL opened at $25.90 on Thursday. Carnival Co. & has a one year low of $13.78 and a one year high of $27.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10, a quick ratio of 0.26 and a current ratio of 0.30. The company has a market capitalization of $29.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.13 and a beta of 2.67. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.06.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.72, for a total value of $380,100.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 65,789 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,428,937.08. The trade was a 21.01 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 11.00% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 26,174 shares of the company’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 737 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 9.3% in the second quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 12,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 1,035 shares in the last quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Carnival Co. & by 5.7% in the second quarter. Great Valley Advisor Group Inc. now owns 21,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $401,000 after acquiring an additional 1,159 shares during the period. V Square Quantitative Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 13,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after acquiring an additional 1,069 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ORG Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Carnival Co. & during the 2nd quarter valued at about $37,000. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Carnival Co. &

Carnival Corporation & plc engages in the provision of leisure travel services in North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: NAA Cruise Operations, Europe Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Other. It operates port destinations, private islands, and a solar park, as well as owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches.