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Viking Holdings

46.23 USD
+2.54
5.81%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
46.64
+0.41
0.89%
1 day
5.81%
5 days
1.07%
1 month
4.19%
3 months
34.27%
6 months
47.00%
Year to date
77.13%
1 year
77.13%
5 years
77.13%
10 years
77.13%
 

About: Viking Holdings Ltd is a travel company, with a fleet of 92 small, state-of-the-art ships, which view as floating hotels. It offer travel experiences on all seven continents in all three categories of the cruise industry—river, ocean and expedition cruising. The Group defines its products based on the type of cruise offering and language of the cruise service. The River segment provides river cruises outside the United States to English-speaking passengers. The Ocean segment provides ocean cruises to English-speaking passengers. Other includes operating segments that are not individually reportable, consisting of expedition cruises for English-speaking passengers ("Expedition"), Mississippi River cruises for English-speaking passengers, Viking China, which includes cruises for Mandarin.

Employees: 9,500

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 6 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

508% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $26.9M | Put options by funds: $4.42M

192% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 70 | Existing positions reduced: 24

179% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 67 | Existing positions closed: 24

63% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 8 [Q2] → 13 (+5) [Q3]

31% more funds holding

Funds holding: 137 [Q2] → 180 (+43) [Q3]

3.43% less ownership

Funds ownership: 66.02% [Q2] → 62.59% (-3.43%) [Q3]

29% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $9.35B [Q2] → $6.65B (-$2.7B) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

6 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$49
6%
upside
Avg. target
$50
9%
upside
High target
$54
17%
upside

6 analyst ratings

positive
67%
neutral
33%
negative
0%
Citigroup
James Hardiman
46% 1-year accuracy
11 / 24 met price target
17%upside
$54
Buy
Initiated
19 Dec 2024
Barclays
Brandt Montour
52% 1-year accuracy
44 / 85 met price target
6%upside
$49
Equal-Weight
Downgraded
13 Dec 2024
Truist Securities
Patrick Scholes
57% 1-year accuracy
43 / 76 met price target
6%upside
$49
Hold
Maintained
2 Dec 2024
Stifel
Steven Wieczynski
74% 1-year accuracy
25 / 34 met price target
8%upside
$50
Buy
Maintained
18 Nov 2024
B of A Securities
Andrew Didora
63% 1-year accuracy
10 / 16 met price target
10%upside
$51
Buy
Maintained
13 Nov 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 10 articles about VIK published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Business Wire
3 days ago
Viking Announces 10 New Ocean Itineraries in 2026 and 2027
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced 10 new ocean itineraries in the Mediterranean, United Kingdom, Ireland and Northern Europe are now available for booking in 2026 and 2027. The new itineraries range from eight to 22 days and feature 12 additional recurring ports that are new for Viking ocean voyages: Fowey, England; Bordeaux, France; Limerick (Foynes), Ireland; Riga, Latvia; Klaipeda, Lithuania; Londonderry, Northern Ireland; Haugesund, Norway; P.
Viking Announces 10 New Ocean Itineraries in 2026 and 2027
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 days ago
4 Shipping Stocks to Keep an Eye on Despite Industry Headwinds
Headwinds like high costs and environmental and geopolitical woes hurt the Zacks Transportation Shipping industry's outlook. VIK, ZIM, CMRE and ESEA are likely to overcome market challenges.
4 Shipping Stocks to Keep an Eye on Despite Industry Headwinds
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
3 Shipping Stocks Navigating Toward Year-End Gains
Shipping stocks like ZIM, ESEA and VIK have not only performed well in 2024 but are likely to impress in 2025 as well.
3 Shipping Stocks Navigating Toward Year-End Gains
Neutral
Business Wire
1 week ago
Viking Recognized in Cruise Critic's 2024 Best in Cruise Awards
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today celebrated new accolades from Cruise Critic®, the world's largest online cruise resource. In the 2024 Best in Cruise Awards, Cruise Critic honored Viking with seven awards across the Luxury (Ocean), River and Expedition categories. In the Luxury (Ocean) category, Viking received two awards: Best Enrichment and Best Spa, an award Viking has won every year since introducing ocean voyages in 2015. In the River category, Vikin.
Viking Recognized in Cruise Critic's 2024 Best in Cruise Awards
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
3 Cruise Line Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in December
The first 11 months of the year have been good to investors of cruise line stocks. December could be the cherry on top.
3 Cruise Line Stocks to Buy Hand Over Fist in December
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Viking Celebrates Fincantieri Partnership with Naming of Newest Ocean Ship
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today named its newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®, with a traditional ceremony in Trieste, Italy. The naming of the Viking Vela also served as a celebration of Viking's longtime partnership with Fincantieri, which is one of the world's largest shipbuilding groups and is based in Trieste. With its rich maritime history, Trieste is considered the endpoint to the maritime Silk Road and is now Italy's most important commercial por.
Viking Celebrates Fincantieri Partnership with Naming of Newest Ocean Ship
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for December 3rd
VIK, AHR and ONB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on December 3, 2024.
Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for December 3rd
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
Viking Takes Delivery of Newest Ocean Ship
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viking® (www.viking.com) (NYSE: VIK) today announced it has taken delivery of the company's newest ocean ship, the Viking Vela®. The delivery ceremony took place this morning when the ship was presented at Fincantieri's shipyard in Ancona, Italy. Classified as a small ship, as are all Viking ocean ships, the Viking Vela has 499 staterooms that can host 998 guests. The Viking Vela joins the company's growing fleet of award-winning ocean ships and will spend her inau.
Viking Takes Delivery of Newest Ocean Ship
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Viking Holdings: No Signs Of Demand Slowing Down
I maintain a buy rating for VIK due to strong demand, robust forward booking metrics, and justified premium valuation versus peers. 3Q24 earnings showed solid revenue growth, improved margins, and significant net debt reduction, with revenue up ~48% from pre-COVID levels. Demand remains strong, driven by organic growth, with passenger cruise days and revenue per PCD both increasing, and advance bookings up 26% y/y.
Viking Holdings: No Signs Of Demand Slowing Down
Positive
The Motley Fool
3 weeks ago
Will Viking Holdings Cruise Ahead in a Thriving Market?
Explore the exciting world of Viking Holdings (VIK -1.63%) with our expert analysts in this Motley Fool Scoreboard episode. Check out the video below to gain valuable insights into market trends and potential investment opportunities!
Will Viking Holdings Cruise Ahead in a Thriving Market?
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