Carnival Corporation $CUK Shares Purchased by SG Americas Securities LLC

SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CUK) by 515.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,765 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,577 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Carnival were worth $681,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Carnival by 38.2% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,000 after buying an additional 1,477 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Carnival by 36.5% during the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Carnival in the second quarter valued at approximately $297,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Carnival by 70.0% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 688 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in Carnival by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 18,343 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after acquiring an additional 980 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Carnival in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE CUK opened at $28.09 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $5.29 billion, a PE ratio of 14.04 and a beta of 2.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.32. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $27.23 and its 200 day moving average price is $27.07. Carnival Corporation has a 1 year low of $13.65 and a 1 year high of $32.65.

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.37 billion. Carnival has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.480-2.480 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.17 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Carnival Corporation will post 1.7 earnings per share for the current year.

Carnival Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%.

Carnival Profile

Carnival plc (NYSE: CUK) is one of the world’s leading cruise operators, offering leisure travel services to millions of passengers each year. Through its portfolio of brands, the company provides passenger cruises that combine accommodations, entertainment, dining, shore excursions and onboard amenities. Carnival’s vessels range from contemporary “fun ships” to premium and luxury experiences, catering to a broad spectrum of travelers from families and couples to solo adventurers.

Founded in 1972 by Ted Arison, the company has grown through organic fleet expansion and strategic acquisitions.