Dream Peak Capital Ltd Buys Shares of 3,133,231 Viking Holdings Ltd. $VIK

Dream Peak Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Viking Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:VIK) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,133,231 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $223,744,000. Viking accounts for 23.0% of Dream Peak Capital Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Dream Peak Capital Ltd owned about 0.71% of Viking as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VIK. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in Viking during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Viking by 158.3% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 545 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 334 shares in the last quarter. CI Investments Inc. grew its position in Viking by 53.1% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC purchased a new stake in Viking during the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. Finally, Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Viking by 342.0% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 663 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 513 shares during the period. 98.84% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

More Viking News

Here are the key news stories impacting Viking this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Viking opened bookings for India river voyages for 2027–2029 and announced new sailing dates, expanding its long‑haul river itinerary footprint (new markets can drive incremental revenue and higher yields). Viking Announces New Sailing Dates for India River Voyages Through 2029
• Positive Sentiment: Management is accelerating capacity in India: Viking is building a second river vessel tailored for the Brahmaputra (Viking Ganges) and will deploy a second ship there, indicating material fleet investment and multi‑year booking visibility. Viking opens sales for India river voyages from 2027 Viking building a second river vessel for India
• Neutral Sentiment: Truist raised its price target on VIK from $61 to $75 but kept a “hold” rating — the new target offers only modest upside versus current levels, so this is more confirmation than a strong buy signal. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: High‑profile PR item: footballer Erling Haaland donated an expensive Viking‑themed book to his hometown library. Positive for brand awareness but likely immaterial to fundamentals. Erling Haaland donates six-figure Viking book to hometown library Haaland donates £100,000 Viking book to home town
• Negative Sentiment: Short interest rose ~27.8% in March to ~6.38M shares (≈1.4% of float), increasing potential selling pressure — though the short‑interest days‑to‑cover remains low (~1.8 days), so the impact may be limited unless the trend continues.
• Negative Sentiment: Customer complaint coverage surfaced about an unpleasant experience on a Viking river cruise; this is a reputational risk that could affect bookings if such stories proliferate, but current coverage appears anecdotal. They booked a Viking River cruise – then realized no one warned them

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VIK has been the subject of several recent research reports. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of Viking from $61.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Viking from $79.00 to $83.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on shares of Viking from $75.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Viking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $60.00 to $80.00 in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Viking from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $73.33.

Viking Stock Performance

NYSE:VIK opened at $74.50 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.20 billion, a PE ratio of 28.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.96. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $73.32 and its 200 day moving average price is $67.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.76, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.77. Viking Holdings Ltd. has a 12 month low of $31.79 and a 12 month high of $81.48.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.72 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. Viking had a return on equity of 240.75% and a net margin of 17.65%.Viking’s quarterly revenue was up 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.45 earnings per share. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Viking Holdings Ltd. will post 1.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Viking

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.