The stock of Carnival plc ADR (NYSE: CUK) has decreased by -5.61 when compared to last closing price of 21.05.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -7.54% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-03-02 that Carnival (CCL 1.83%) (CUK 1.88%) is the largest cruise operator in the world, but this industry leader has had a rough few years. Its business has rebounded, but there are some leftover effects that are still weighing on its financial statements.
Is It Worth Investing in Carnival plc ADR (NYSE: CUK) Right Now?
Carnival plc ADR (NYSE: CUK) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.27x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CUK is 2.45. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CUK is 144.79M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.98% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CUK on March 04, 2025 was 1.57M shares.
CUK’s Market Performance
CUK stock saw a decrease of -7.54% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -21.06% and a quarterly a decrease of -12.39%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.35%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.99% for Carnival plc ADR (CUK). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.58% for CUK’s stock, with a 6.14% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
CUK Trading at -13.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CUK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.35%, as shares sank -19.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -15.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CUK fell by -7.96%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +48.72% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.73. In addition, Carnival plc ADR saw -11.73% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CUK starting from Bernstein David, who proposed sale 80,000 shares at the price of $25.88 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Bernstein David now owns shares of Carnival plc ADR, valued at $2,070,400 using the latest closing price.
BAND SIR JONATHON, the Director of Carnival plc ADR, sale 17,500 shares at $21.72 during a trade that took place back on Oct 29 ’24, which means that BAND SIR JONATHON is holding 65,789 shares at $380,100 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CUK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carnival plc ADR stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 23.75, with 3.90 for asset returns.
Based on Carnival plc ADR (CUK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.76 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.12. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.23 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 42.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.26.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Carnival plc ADR (CUK) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
