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After finishing at $17.53 in the prior trading day, Carnival plc ADR (NYSE: CUK) closed at $17.46, down -0.40%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded. CUK stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.68 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.025.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CUK 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 2.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 1.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.18 and its Current Ratio is at 0.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.91.
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 Feb 18 ’25 when Bernstein David bought 80,000 shares for $25.88 per share.
BAND SIR JONATHON sold 17,500 shares of CUK for $380,100 on Oct 29 ’24. The Director now owns 65,789 shares after completing the transaction at $21.72 per share. On Oct 29 ’24, another insider, BAND SIR JONATHON, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 17,500 shares for $20.91 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CUK now has a Market Capitalization of 23426254848 and an Enterprise Value of 51217899520. As of this moment, Carnival’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.63, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.49. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.015 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.024.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CUK is 2.47, which has changed by 0.2606498 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CUK has reached a high of $26.14, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -18.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.74%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.85M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1582470 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 145.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 145.36M. Insiders hold about 0.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 29.91% stake in the company. Shares short for CUK as of 1741910400 were 5949315 with a Short Ratio of 3.21, compared to 1739491200 on 4310753. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5949315 and a Short% of Float of 4.0900003.
