iSAM Funds UK Ltd Makes New Investment in Carnival Corporation $CCL

iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 46,514 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,308,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group acquired a new position in shares of Carnival during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC boosted its position in Carnival by 301.0% during the second quarter. Whipplewood Advisors LLC now owns 1,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,171 shares during the period. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new position in Carnival during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new position in Carnival during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Carnival in the second quarter valued at approximately $60,000. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on CCL shares. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Carnival from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Tigress Financial upped their price target on shares of Carnival from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Carnival from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Zacks Research upgraded Carnival from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Carnival from $34.00 to $39.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.63.

Carnival Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE CCL opened at $25.51 on Wednesday. Carnival Corporation has a twelve month low of $15.07 and a twelve month high of $32.80. The stock has a market cap of $29.78 billion, a PE ratio of 13.28, a PEG ratio of 0.48 and a beta of 2.53. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $27.31 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a current ratio of 0.34.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, September 29th. The company reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.11. Carnival had a return on equity of 27.86% and a net margin of 10.07%.The firm had revenue of $8.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.09 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.27 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. Carnival has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.230-0.230 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.140-2.140 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 EPS for the current year.

Carnival Company Profile

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.