Yousif Capital Management LLC Sells 16,726 Shares of Carnival Corporation $CCL

Yousif Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 142,728 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,726 shares during the period. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Carnival were worth $4,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its position in Carnival by 268.6% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 21,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,000 after purchasing an additional 15,362 shares during the last quarter. S.A. Mason LLC purchased a new position in shares of Carnival during the third quarter valued at approximately $116,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Carnival by 10.3% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 229,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,628,000 after acquiring an additional 21,436 shares in the last quarter. S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC purchased a new stake in Carnival in the third quarter worth $202,000. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Carnival by 28.7% in the third quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 15,176 shares of the company’s stock worth $439,000 after acquiring an additional 3,383 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Carnival from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 price target on shares of Carnival in a research report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Carnival from $35.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Carnival from $36.00 to $39.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Melius Research upped their target price on Carnival from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.45.

Carnival Trading Down 1.4%

NYSE:CCL opened at $31.23 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.62, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 2.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.32 and a quick ratio of 0.28. Carnival Corporation has a one year low of $15.07 and a one year high of $32.89. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $28.51.

Carnival (NYSE:CCL) last announced its earnings results on Friday, December 19th. The company reported $0.34 earnings per share 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 net margin of 10.37% and a return on equity of 28.39%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.14 earnings per share. 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, analysts forecast that Carnival Corporation will post 1.77 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Carnival Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 13th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.9%.

Carnival Company Profile

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.