The stock of Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) has decreased by -0.15 when compared to last closing price of 19.56.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 4.38% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-05-05 that Investors may suddenly feel confused about Carnival (CCL 4.91%) stock. Both Carnival and its largest competitors, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, had previously stuck to bullish forecasts as bookings remained strong despite sluggishness in the market.
Is It Worth Investing in Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) is 13.01x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CCL is 2.54. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for CCL is 1.08B and currently, short sellers hold a 5.57% of that float. On May 07, 2025, CCL’s average trading volume was 25.97M shares.
CCL’s Market Performance
CCL’s stock has seen a 4.38% increase for the week, with a 18.36% rise in the past month and a -27.91% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.69% for Carnival Corp. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.31% for CCL’s stock, with a -7.70% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CCL
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CCL reach a price target of $21. The rating they have provided for CCL stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on April 10th, 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Outperform” to CCL, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on March 27th of the current year.
CCL Trading at -0.97% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CCL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.53%, as shares surge +18.87% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.35% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CCL rose by +4.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +7.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.37. In addition, Carnival Corp saw -21.63% 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 CCL 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 Corp, valued at $2,070,400 using the latest closing price.
BAND SIR JONATHON, the Director of Carnival Corp, 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 CCL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.38 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carnival Corp stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 25.87, with 4.18 for asset returns.
Based on Carnival Corp (CCL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.76 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.18. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.09. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.23 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.37. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 46.82for 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 0.23.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Carnival Corp (CCL) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
