Key Considerations for Carnival Investors

By Tamara Parker • Wednesday, May 29 09:20 • Permanent Link

With gains of 3.4%, Carnival was one of the winners on Wall Street today. Its shares are now trading at $15.65 and have logged a 0.0% daily outperformance of the S&P 500. Don't join the feeding frenzy before checking some basic facts about this stock:

Carnival has moved 39.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 26.9%
CCL has an average analyst rating of buy and is -24.83% away from its mean target price of $20.82 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $0.33
Carnival has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 47.4 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $1.43 and its forward P/E ratio is 10.9
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.97 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
Carnival is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
The company has a free cash flow of $-449375008, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Carnival Corporation & plc engages in the provision of leisure travel services in North America, Australia, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company operates through four segments: NAA Cruise Operations, Europe Cruise Operations, Cruise Support, and Tour and Other. It operates port destinations, private islands, and a solar park, as well as owns and operates hotels, lodges, glass-domed railcars, and motor coaches. The company offers its services under the Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises, and Cunard brand. Additionally, it sells its cruises primarily through travel agents, tour operators, vacation planners, and websites. Carnival Corporation & plc was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

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