Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE: VIK) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 123.79x that is above its average ratio. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for VIK is 168.43M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.55% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VIK on April 01, 2025 was 3.28M shares.
VIK) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE: VIK) has jumped by 1.06 compared to previous close of 39.75. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -2.69% in its stock price over the last five trading days. youtube.com reported 2025-03-31 that David Katz, Jefferies analyst, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the winning sectors for the consumer trade-down and why he’s bullish on cruises.
VIK’s Market Performance
VIK’s stock has fallen by -2.69% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -15.38% and a quarterly drop of -9.55%. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.82% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.55% for Viking Holdings Ltd The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.67% for VIK’s stock, with a -0.34% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VIK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VIK stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for VIK by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for VIK in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $45 based on the research report published on March 31, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VIK reach a price target of $47. The rating they have provided for VIK stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 27th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Overweight” to VIK, setting the target price at $49 in the report published on March 21st of the current year.
VIK Trading at -13.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VIK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -24.41% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.55%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.82%, as shares sank -14.74% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VIK fell by -4.29%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +22.25% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $41.24. In addition, Viking Holdings Ltd saw -8.83% 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 VIK starting from TPG VII Valhalla Holdings, L.P, who proposed sale 11,419,095 shares at the price of $42.07 back on Mar 18 ’25. After this action, TPG VII Valhalla Holdings, L.P now owns shares of Viking Holdings Ltd, valued at $480,401,327 using the latest closing price.
JEFFREY DASH, the Officer of Viking Holdings Ltd, proposed sale 53,998 shares at $46.23 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that JEFFREY DASH is holding shares at $2,496,328 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VIK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Viking Holdings Ltd stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.22.
Based on Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK), the company’s capital structure generated 1.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.34. The debt to equity ratio resting at -25.02. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 807.51 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.33. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.62.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Viking Holdings Ltd (VIK) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish 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.
