Wells Fargo & Company Raises Viking (NYSE:VIK) Price Target to $82.00

Viking (NYSE:VIK) had its price target raised by equities research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $77.00 to $82.00 in a research note issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “equal weight” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s target price suggests a potential upside of 7.28% from the company’s previous close.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on VIK. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Viking from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viking in a report on Monday, December 29th. Barclays increased their price target on shares of Viking from $62.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 20th. UBS Group lifted their price target on shares of Viking from $69.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Finally, Mizuho set a $59.00 price objective on Viking in a research note on Wednesday, November 19th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $71.53.

Viking Stock Performance

Shares of VIK stock traded up $0.02 on Wednesday, reaching $76.44. The stock had a trading volume of 241,578 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,422,227. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.68, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.63. Viking has a 1 year low of $31.79 and a 1 year high of $81.48. The stock has a market cap of $33.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $73.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $66.55.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Viking had a return on equity of 716.92% and a net margin of 15.53%.Viking’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 earnings per share. Equities research analysts expect that Viking will post 1.49 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Viking

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VIK. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Viking by 400.3% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 10,577,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $563,654,000 after buying an additional 8,462,947 shares in the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. increased its stake in Viking by 381.8% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 8,474,767 shares of the company’s stock worth $526,792,000 after buying an additional 6,715,666 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Viking during the fourth quarter valued at about $372,297,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in shares of Viking by 80.3% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 8,117,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $504,601,000 after acquiring an additional 3,615,969 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Viking by 316.8% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,426,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,082,000 after acquiring an additional 3,364,265 shares in the last quarter. 98.84% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viking News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Viking beat expectations in Q4 — reported EPS $0.67 vs. ~$0.54 est. and revenue $1.72B vs. $1.63B consensus; management cited a strong 2026 booking environment, supporting near‑term demand and margin outlook. Viking Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades followed the print — Stifel raised its price target to $90 and reiterated a Buy, and Morgan Stanley raised its target to $79/Overweight, adding buying pressure and validating the beat. Analyst Price Target Raises (Benzinga)
• Neutral Sentiment: Fleet growth plans: Viking ordered additional ocean and expedition ships and is investing heavily in new tonnage (reported >$2B capex). That supports long‑term growth but raises near‑term capital needs. Viking spends over $2bn on new cruise ships
• Neutral Sentiment: Management noted some river‑ship construction constraints but described them as manageable — reduces visibility on near‑term capacity additions but not a demand issue. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Rising crude oil — prices near a two‑year high — creates a cost headwind for cruise operators; although Viking has fuel‑efficient ships and some fixed contracts, higher fuel can compress margins if sustained. Crude Oil Prices Close to 2-Year High
• Negative Sentiment: Financial/valuation risk: Viking carries high leverage (debt-to-equity ~5.68) and trades at a premium P/E (~35.7). That raises sensitivity to higher rates, fuel costs and slows downside protection if demand softens. VIK Stock Snapshot

About Viking

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships.