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After finishing at $39.74 in the prior trading day, Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE: VIK) closed at $40.28, up 1.36%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.36 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.07 million shares were traded. VIK stock price reached its highest trading level at $40.54 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $39.095.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VIK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.60 and its Current Ratio is at 0.62.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on March 31, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $45.
On March 27, 2025, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $47.
Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating for the stock on March 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $53 to $49.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 18 ’25 when TPG VII Valhalla Holdings, L.P bought 11,419,095 shares for $42.07 per share.
JEFFREY DASH bought 53,998 shares of VIK for $2,496,328 on Dec 03 ’24. On Dec 03 ’24, another insider, LEAH TALACTAC, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 26,803 shares for $46.23 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VIK now has a Market Capitalization of 17842065408 and an Enterprise Value of 20918134784. As of this moment, Viking’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 124.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.34. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.922 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.898.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VIK has reached a high of $53.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $25.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.33%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2381770 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 303.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 168.43M. Insiders hold about 61.96% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 38.64% stake in the company. Shares short for VIK as of 1743379200 were 6388357 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1740700800 on 9421876. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6388357 and a Short% of Float of 4.97.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
