Carnival Corp [NYSE: CCL] surged by $0.1 during the normal trading session on Friday and reaching a high of $29.64 during the day while it closed the day at $29.55.
Carnival Corp stock has also gained 3.11% of its value over the past 7 days. However, CCL stock has inclined by 65.36% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 18.48% and gained 54.07% year-on date.
The market cap for CCL stock reached $38.39 billion, with 1.17 billion shares outstanding and 1.08 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 24.62M shares, CCL reached a trading volume of 17137547 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Carnival Corp [CCL]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CCL shares is $30.53 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CCL stock is a recommendation set at 1.66. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Carnival Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on July 16, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 16, 2025, representing the official price target for Carnival Corp stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.87, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.65. Price to Free Cash Flow for CCL in the course of the last twelve months was 13.69 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.27.
CCL stock trade performance evaluation
Carnival Corp [CCL] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 3.11. With this latest performance, CCL shares gained by 26.93% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 18.48% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 18.58% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CCL stock in for the last two-week period is set at 69.31, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.75, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.82 for Carnival Corp [CCL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 24.98, while it was recorded at 29.27 for the last single week of trading, and 23.25 for the last 200 days.
Carnival Corp [CCL]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Carnival Corp [CCL] shares currently have an operating margin of 16.23% and a Gross Margin at 28.99%. Carnival Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 9.72%.
Carnival Corp (CCL) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Carnival Corp. ( CCL), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 30.02%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 5.01%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Carnival Corp’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 6.81%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Carnival Corp (CCL) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Carnival Corp’s (CCL) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 2.86%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Carnival Corp (CCL) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Carnival Corp [CCL] stock
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CCL. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Carnival Corp go to 22.53%.
Carnival Corp [CCL]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $67.70%, or 73.26%% of CCL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of CCL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 113.84 million shares, which is approximately 8.985%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 68.77 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.29 billion in CCL stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$732.41 million in CCL stock with ownership which is approximately 3.088%.
