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After finishing at $29.64 in the prior trading day, Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) closed at $30.64, up 3.37%. In other words, the price has increased by $3.37 from its previous closing price. On the day, 22.05 million shares were traded. CCL stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.705.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CCL 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 18.56 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.20. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.27 and its Current Ratio is at 0.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.86 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.71.
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, TD Cowen on July 22, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $36.
On July 16, 2025, Citigroup reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $30 to $37.
HSBC Securities Upgraded its Reduce to Hold on May 16, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $24.
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 Aug 05 ’25 when BAND SIR JONATHON sold 12,500 shares for $29.75 per share. The transaction valued at 371,912 led to the insider holds 64,406 shares of the business.
BAND SIR JONATHON bought 12,500 shares of CCL for $363,375 on Aug 05 ’25. On May 15 ’25, another insider, Bernstein David, who serves as the CFO & CAO of the company, sold 105,010 shares for $22.84 each. As a result, the insider received 2,398,533 and left with 140,053 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CCL now has a Market Capitalization of 41544159232 and an Enterprise Value of 66737500160. As of this moment, Carnival’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.28. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.57 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.791.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CCL is 2.70, which has changed by 0.94663274 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CCL has reached a high of $31.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.00%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 23.02M shares per day over the past 3-months and 17329860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.17B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.08B. Insiders hold about 17.90% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.07% stake in the company. Shares short for CCL as of 1753920000 were 55559523 with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 1751241600 on 61730332. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 55559523 and a Short% of Float of 5.1499999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.21. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for CCL, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-02-20 with an ex-dividend date of 2020-02-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1998-06-15 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 18.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.24 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.13 and $1.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.0. EPS for the following year is $2.29, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $2.45 and $2.14.
Revenue Estimates
17 analysts predict $8.09B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $8.21B to a low estimate of $7.96B. As of the current estimate, Carnival Corp’s year-ago sales were $7.9BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.32B. There is a high estimate of $6.45B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.16B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CCL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.76B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $26.26B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $26.55B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.02BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.04B and the low estimate is $27.06B.
