The stock of Carnival Corp (CCL) has seen a 14.68% increase in the past week, with a 18.52% gain in the past month, and a 31.18% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.51%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.94% for CCL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 12.52% for CCL stock, with a simple moving average of 21.32% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) is above average at 14.78x. The 36-month beta value for CCL is also noteworthy at 2.59. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for CCL is 1.08B, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.71% of that float. The average trading volume of CCL on June 30, 2025 was 25.62M shares.
CCL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Carnival Corp (NYSE: CCL) has surged by 4.17 when compared to previous closing price of 26.17, but the company has seen a 14.68% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-06-29 that Carnival (CCL 4.38%) (CUK 4.03%) continues to deliver impressive results, but its stock is still 64% off its all-time high. There’s good reason for that; it has a huge debt that makes it risky.
Analysts’ Opinion of CCL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CCL stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for CCL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for CCL in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $24 based on the research report published on May 16, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to CCL, setting the target price at $21 in the report published on April 10th of the current year.
CCL Trading at 23.71% 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 -5.08% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CCL starting from Bernstein David, who sale 105,010 shares at the price of $22.84 back on May 15 ’25. After this action, Bernstein David now owns 140,053 shares of Carnival Corp, valued at $2,398,533 using the latest closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CCL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.39 for the gross margin
The net margin for Carnival Corp stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 30.02, with 5.01 for asset returns.
Based on Carnival Corp (CCL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.19. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.86. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.23 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.93. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.38. The receivables turnover for the company is 45.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.51. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.30.
Conclusion
In summary, Carnival Corp (CCL) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
