Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Purchases New Holdings in Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK

Posted by Geri Gentry on Sep 3rd, 2026

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 50,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,284,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Optimize Financial Inc grew its holdings in shares of Viking by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 9,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $688,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in Viking by 18.3% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after buying an additional 145 shares during the period. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Viking by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,192,000 after buying an additional 218 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Viking by 15.8% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,869 shares of the company’s stock valued at $137,000 after buying an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AdvisorShares Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Viking by 17.8% in the 4th quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 2,213 shares of the company’s stock valued at $158,000 after buying an additional 335 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 98.84% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Viking news, EVP Richard Marnell sold 11,287 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.85, for a total transaction of $1,047,997.95. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 117,050 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,868,092.50. This trade represents a 8.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold a total of 17,566 shares of company stock valued at $1,640,166 over the last quarter.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on VIK shares. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Viking from $93.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Viking from $108.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Truist Financial upgraded Viking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $75.00 to $102.00 in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Viking from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 target price (up from $104.00) on shares of Viking in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $107.33.

Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on VIK

Viking Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSE VIK opened at $85.84 on Thursday. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a 1 year low of $56.37 and a 1 year high of $110.09. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $99.06 and its 200-day moving average is $87.51. The company has a current ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $38.26 billion, a PE ratio of 28.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.42.

Viking (NYSE:VIK – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 20th. The company reported $1.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.14 billion. Viking had a net margin of 19.33% and a return on equity of 117.98%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.99 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 3.2 EPS for the current year.

About Viking

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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.