Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK Shares Bought by Citigroup Inc.

Citigroup Inc. boosted its stake in Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) by 82.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 60,599 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 27,336 shares during the quarter. Citigroup Inc.’s holdings in Viking were worth $3,767,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIK. TFC Financial Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Viking during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Viking in the third quarter valued at $44,000. Park Place Capital Corp purchased a new stake in Viking in the 3rd quarter valued at about $58,000. Byrne Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Viking by 700.0% in the 3rd quarter. Byrne Asset Management LLC now owns 960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,000 after acquiring an additional 840 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new position in Viking during the second quarter worth $53,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 98.84% of the company’s stock.

Viking Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VIK opened at $75.21 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $73.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.33 billion, a PE ratio of 29.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.96. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $31.79 and a fifty-two week high of $81.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.68, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.63.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.63 billion. Viking had a net margin of 17.65% and a return on equity of 429.19%. The firm’s revenue was up 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.45 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 1.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VIK has been the topic of several research reports. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Viking from $75.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Viking from $77.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays increased their price objective on Viking from $63.00 to $77.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Viking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $80.00 in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Viking from $59.00 to $61.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viking currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $71.73.

Key Stories Impacting Viking

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat expectations: Viking reported $0.67 EPS vs. ~$0.54 consensus and revenue of $1.72B (vs. $1.63B est.), driven by higher capacity passenger cruise days, stronger occupancy and higher revenue per PCD — evidence of healthy demand and margin improvement. Viking Q4 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates, Improve Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: Strong bookings and management commentary point to continued momentum for 2026; investors and analysts highlighted fleet investments and better operational metrics as drivers of forward revenue visibility. Viking Posts Higher 4Q Profit, Sees Strong Booking Environment
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst price-target raises and buy/overweight calls after results: Citigroup, Stifel, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo and others lifted targets (Citigroup → $88, Stifel → $90, Morgan Stanley → $79, Wells Fargo → $82, Barclays → $77), signaling institutional support for the beat and outlook. Analyst Price Target Raises – Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Fleet expansion / capital spending: Viking is investing heavily in new ocean and river ships (reports note >$2B in new ship spending and new expedition orders). This underpins growth but increases near-term capex and fleet build constraints for rivers. Torstein Hagen’s Viking spends over $2bn on new cruise ships
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call / transcripts confirm beat and bookings but note some operational constraints (river fleet build limits) — useful for modeling but not an immediate negative. Viking Holdings: Fantastic Results Were Already Expected
• Negative Sentiment: Rising oil prices and geopolitical risk: crude is near a two‑year high and concerns around the Middle East are lifting fuel-cost risk for the sector; higher fuel costs and travel disruptions are immediate headwinds for cruise margins and booking sentiment. Crude Oil Prices Close to 2-Year High
• Negative Sentiment: Sector/macro re-rating and valuation risk: market commentary contrasts Viking’s premium valuation versus peers; with strong results already largely priced in, investors may be taking profits, leaving the stock vulnerable to macro-driven pullbacks. Norwegian Hit Rough Seas After Earnings—Viking Cruised Through

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.