Market Inference Overview -- CCL Stock

By Emilio Sanchez • Sunday, December 03 18:05 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Consumer Discretionary company Carnival has moved 4.6% so far today on a volume of 31,943,611, compared to its average of 28,816,841. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 1.0%.

Carnival trades -6.19% away from its average analyst target price of $16.8 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $7.0 to $25.0, and on average have given Carnival a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying CCL should be aware of the facts below:

Carnival has moved 58.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 14.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -1.29, Carnival has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -12.2 while the S&P 500 average is None
CCL has a forward P/E ratio of 17.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $0.91 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.99 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Carnival is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.86 compared to its sector average of None
Carnival Corporation & plc engages in the provision of leisure travel services.
Based in Miami, the company has 87,000 full time employees and a market cap of $20.59 Billion.

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