Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. Takes $332,000 Position in Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL)

Yeomans Consulting Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CCL) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 13,320 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $332,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Mutual Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Carnival Co. & by 31.3% during the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 21,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $531,000 after acquiring an additional 5,060 shares during the last quarter. True North Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. True North Advisors LLC now owns 17,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the last quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC grew its position in Carnival Co. & by 18.1% in the 4th quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 16,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 2,510 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Carnival Co. & by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 175,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,384,000 after buying an additional 1,678 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ballentine Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & during the 4th quarter valued at $214,000. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Carnival Co. & Stock Up 1.5 %

NYSE CCL opened at $25.63 on Friday. Carnival Co. & plc has a 12 month low of $13.78 and a 12 month high of $27.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. The stock has a market cap of $29.58 billion, a PE ratio of 18.44, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 2.64. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $25.28 and its 200 day moving average is $20.80.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CCL) last released its earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.08 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $5.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94 billion. Carnival Co. & had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 24.13%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.07) earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Carnival Co. & plc will post 1.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Carnival Co. &

In related news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 17,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.72, for a total value of $380,100.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 65,789 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,428,937.08. The trade was a 21.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 11.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on CCL. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Carnival Co. & from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 8th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Carnival Co. & from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Macquarie increased their price target on shares of Carnival Co. & from $25.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Carnival Co. & from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Carnival Co. & has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.18.

Carnival Co. & Company Profile

Carnival Corp. engages in the operation of cruise ships. It operates through the following business segments: North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise, Europe and Asia (EA) Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Others. The North America and Australia (NAA) Cruise segment includes the Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.