Retireful LLC Purchases New Shares in Carnival Corporation $CCL

Retireful LLC acquired a new position in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 19,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $558,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Carnival during the second quarter worth about $25,000. Oliver Lagore Vanvalin Investment Group purchased a new stake in Carnival during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Banque Transatlantique SA acquired a new stake in Carnival during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 last quarter. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Carnival in the 2nd quarter valued at $60,000. 67.19% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Carnival from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Carnival from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Citigroup raised their target price on Carnival from $36.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on shares of Carnival from $34.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Carnival from $37.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.45.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of CCL opened at $30.71 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The stock has a market cap of $35.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.35, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.53. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.62. Carnival Corporation has a 12-month low of $15.07 and a 12-month high of $32.89.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.09. Carnival had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 28.39%. The business had revenue of $6.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.38 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. Carnival has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.170 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.48 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Carnival Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%.

Carnival Profile

Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) is a global cruise operator that provides leisure travel services through a portfolio of passenger cruise brands. The company’s core business is operating cruise ships that offer multi-night voyages and associated vacation services, including onboard accommodations, dining, entertainment, spa and wellness offerings, casinos, youth programs, and organized shore excursions. Carnival markets cruise vacations to a broad range of consumers, from value-focused travelers to premium and luxury segments, through differentiated brand positioning and onboard experiences.

Its operating structure comprises multiple well-known cruise brands that target distinct geographic and demographic markets.