At the time of writing, Carnival Corp [CCL] stock is trading at $19.53, down -0.15%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CCL shares have gain 4.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 18.36%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on April 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $21. On March 27, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $26 on the stock. Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $25 on February 05, 2025. Loop Capital initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $225 as its price target on February 05, 2025. Stifel reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on December 23, 2024, and upped its price target to $34. In a note dated December 23, 2024, Citigroup reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $30 to $31.
For the past year, the stock price of Carnival Corp fluctuated between $13.78 and $28.72. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27.67 within the next 12 months. Carnival Corp [NYSE: CCL] shares were valued at $19.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 41.68% based on the average CCL price forecast.
Analyzing the CCL fundamentals
According to Carnival Corp [NYSE:CCL], the company’s sales were 25.43B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 7.47% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.38% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.15%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.24 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 3.09.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 19.26 points at the first support level, and at 18.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 19.76, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.99.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Carnival Corp [NYSE:CCL] has a current ratio of 0.23. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.18, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.00, the price to book ratio is 2.79 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 13.01.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Bernstein David, Officer, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 80000.0 shares were purchased. Director, BAND SIR JONATHON completed a deal on Oct 29 ’24 to sell 17500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director BAND SIR JONATHON bought 17500.0 shares on Oct 29 ’24.
