Carnival Corp [CCL] stock prices are up 1.98% to $31.87 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CCL shares have gain 7.78% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.20%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Carnival Corp [NYSE: CCL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 22, 2025, when TD Cowen initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $36. Previously, Citigroup reaffirmed its Buy rating on July 16, 2025, and elevated its price target to $37. On May 16, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $24 on the stock. Northcoast started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating. Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $21 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 10, 2025. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on March 27, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $26. In a note dated February 05, 2025, Loop Capital initiated a Hold rating and provided a target price of $25 on this stock.
The stock price of Carnival Corp [CCL] has been fluctuating between $15.07 and $31.38 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $28.75 within the next 12 months. Carnival Corp [NYSE: CCL] shares were valued at $31.87 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -9.79% based on the average CCL price forecast.
Analyzing the CCL fundamentals
The Carnival Corp [NYSE:CCL] reported sales of 25.97B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 9.46%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.86.
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 31.35 points at the first support level, and at 30.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 32.15, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.43.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Carnival Corp [NYSE:CCL]’s Current Ratio is 0.30. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.27, and the Cash Ratio is 0.17. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.59, the price to book ratio is 4.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.27.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved BAND SIR JONATHON, Director, that happened on Aug 05 ’25 when 12500.0 shares were sold. Director, BAND SIR JONATHON completed a deal on Aug 05 ’25 to buy 12500.0 shares. Meanwhile, CFO & CAO Bernstein David sold 0.11 million shares on May 15 ’25.
