AustralianSuper Pty Ltd Has $60.61 Million Stock Position in Carnival Corporation $CCL

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its position in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) by 55.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,096,481 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 749,402 shares during the quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd’s holdings in Carnival were worth $60,609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CCL. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Carnival by 12.0% during the third quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 144,055 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,165,000 after buying an additional 15,423 shares during the period. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its position in Carnival by 5.3% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 9,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $281,000 after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the last quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its position in shares of Carnival by 11,343.8% in the 3rd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 2,448,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $70,800,000 after acquiring an additional 2,427,579 shares in the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Carnival by 46.9% in the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 79,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,286,000 after purchasing an additional 25,227 shares during the period. Finally, Belpointe Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Carnival by 33.8% during the 3rd quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 11,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 2,914 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Carnival Trading Up 0.0%

CCL opened at $28.70 on Thursday. Carnival Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $15.07 and a fifty-two week high of $32.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.51 billion, a PE ratio of 14.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 2.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.28. The company’s 50-day moving average is $28.71 and its 200 day moving average is $29.18.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $6.33 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.38 billion. Carnival had a return on equity of 28.39% and a net margin of 10.37%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. 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, research analysts predict that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 13th.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on CCL. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $34.00 target price on shares of Carnival in a report on Monday, December 22nd. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Carnival from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wolfe Research reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Carnival in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Morgan Stanley set a $33.00 target price on shares of Carnival in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Carnival from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, December 22nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Carnival currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $35.00.

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.