Carnival (NYSE:CUK) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.140-2.140 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.930. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Carnival also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.230-0.230 EPS.

Carnival Stock Performance

Shares of CUK opened at $26.61 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58, a current ratio of 0.34 and a quick ratio of 0.30. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $27.86 and its 200-day moving average is $23.00. Carnival has a 12-month low of $13.65 and a 12-month high of $29.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.38 and a beta of 2.76.

Carnival (NYSE:CUK) last issued its earnings results on Monday, September 29th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $8.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.11 billion. Carnival had a net margin of 9.72% and a return on equity of 27.88%. Carnival has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.140-2.140 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 0.230-0.230 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Carnival will post 1.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 12,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.75, for a total transaction of $371,875.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 64,406 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,916,078.50. The trade was a 16.25% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.08% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Carnival by 11.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,080,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,576,000 after acquiring an additional 113,134 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in Carnival by 64.6% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 536,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,675,000 after purchasing an additional 210,336 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Carnival by 23.3% during the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 304,730 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,774,000 after purchasing an additional 57,648 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Carnival by 1,099.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 151,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,853,000 after purchasing an additional 138,442 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Carnival by 1,202.6% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 79,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,391,000 after buying an additional 73,217 shares during the period. 23.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Carnival

Carnival Plc operates as a global cruise and vacation company. The firm offers holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. It operates through the North America and Australia (NAA), Europe and Asia (EA), Cruise Support, and Tour and Other segments.