A share price of Carnival Corp [CCL] is currently trading at $23.54, up 1.38%. 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 5.80% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 26.36%, 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 May 16, 2025, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $24 for it. On April 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight but maintained its price target of $21 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $26 on March 27, 2025. Loop Capital initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $25 as its price target on February 05, 2025. Loop Capital started tracking with a Hold rating for this stock on February 05, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $225. In a note dated December 23, 2024, Stifel reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $32 to $34.
Carnival Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $13.78 and $28.72. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $27 within the next 12 months. Carnival Corp [NYSE: CCL] shares were valued at $23.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.7% based on the average CCL price forecast.
Analyzing the CCL fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Carnival Corp [NYSE:CCL] were 25.43B which represents 7.47% growth. 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 23.09 points at the first support level, and at 22.65 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 23.79, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.04.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Carnival Corp [NYSE:CCL] is 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 1.20, the price to book ratio is 3.36 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 15.68.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Bernstein David, CFO & CAO, that happened on May 15 ’25 when 0.11 million shares were sold. Officer, Bernstein David completed a deal on May 15 ’25 to buy 0.11 million shares. Meanwhile, Officer Bernstein David bought 80000.0 shares on Feb 18 ’25.
