Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Buys 33,327 Shares of Carnival Corporation $CCL

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) by 36.7% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 124,100 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,327 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Carnival were worth $3,588,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. REAP Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Carnival by 10.5% during the second quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 3,678 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 349 shares during the period. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Carnival by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Eagle Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 25,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $730,000 after buying an additional 369 shares in the last quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Carnival by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 23,964 shares of the company’s stock worth $674,000 after acquiring an additional 372 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Carnival by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC now owns 10,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after acquiring an additional 379 shares during the period. Finally, Greenleaf Trust boosted its position in shares of Carnival by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 14,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 443 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Carnival from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Mizuho boosted their price target on Carnival from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Carnival from $26.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 target price on shares of Carnival in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Wolfe Research reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Carnival in a research note on Friday, December 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Carnival has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.43.

Carnival Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE CCL opened at $32.14 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $37.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.17 and a beta of 2.51. Carnival Corporation has a twelve month low of $15.07 and a twelve month high of $32.89. The company has a quick ratio of 0.28, a current ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The business’s fifty day moving average is $28.02 and its 200 day moving average is $29.14.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last posted its earnings results on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.25 by ($0.02). Carnival had a net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 28.39%. The firm had revenue of $6.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.38 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 earnings per share. Carnival’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, sell-side analysts expect that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Carnival Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Friday, February 13th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. Carnival’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.00%.

About Carnival

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.