Dream Peak Capital Ltd Purchases Shares of 3,133,231 Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK

Dream Peak Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,133,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $223,744,000. Viking makes up approximately 23.0% of Dream Peak Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Viking in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. CI Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Viking by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Viking by 158.3% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 545 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 334 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Viking by 342.0% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new stake in Viking in the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.84% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on VIK. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Viking from $75.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Viking in a report on Monday, December 29th. Jefferies Financial Group raised Viking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Monday, December 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Viking from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Viking from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 11th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $73.33.

Viking Stock Up 2.5%

Viking stock opened at $74.50 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $73.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $67.63. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a twelve month low of $31.79 and a twelve month high of $81.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.99, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.96. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.76.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.13. Viking had a return on equity of 240.75% and a net margin of 17.65%.The business had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, research analysts expect that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 1.49 earnings per share for the current year.

More Viking News

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Viking opened bookings for India river voyages for 2027–2029 and announced new sailing dates, expanding its long‑haul river itinerary footprint (new markets can drive incremental revenue and higher yields). Viking Announces New Sailing Dates for India River Voyages Through 2029
• Positive Sentiment: Management is accelerating capacity in India: Viking is building a second river vessel tailored for the Brahmaputra (Viking Ganges) and will deploy a second ship there, indicating material fleet investment and multi‑year booking visibility. Viking opens sales for India river voyages from 2027 Viking building a second river vessel for India
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on VIK from $61 to $75 but kept a “hold” rating — the new target offers only modest upside versus current levels, so this is more confirmation than a strong buy signal. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: High‑profile PR item: footballer Erling Haaland donated an expensive Viking‑themed book to his hometown library. Positive for brand awareness but likely immaterial to fundamentals. Erling Haaland donates six-figure Viking book to hometown library Haaland donates £100,000 Viking book to home town
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose ~27.8% in March to ~6.38M shares (≈1.4% of float), increasing potential selling pressure — though the short‑interest days‑to‑cover remains low (~1.8 days), so the impact may be limited unless the trend continues.
• Negative Sentiment: Customer complaint coverage surfaced about an unpleasant experience on a Viking river cruise; this is a reputational risk that could affect bookings if such stories proliferate, but current coverage appears anecdotal. They booked a Viking River cruise – then realized no one warned them

Viking Company Profile

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.