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The closing price of Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) was $24.12 for the day, up 1.60% from the previous closing price of $23.74. In other words, the price has increased by $1.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 12.95 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of CCL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.80 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.22 and its Current Ratio is at 0.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.94.
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, Loop Capital on February 05, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $25.
On February 05, 2025, Loop Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $225.
Stifel reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on December 23, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $32 to $34.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 CCL 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:
As of this moment, Carnival’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.53. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.41.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, CCL has reached a high of $28.72, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.67%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.02%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 1.16B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.04B. Insiders hold about 20.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 57.35% stake in the company.
