Aristides Capital LLC Buys 5,710 Shares of Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK)

Aristides Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK) by 12.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 52,913 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,710 shares during the period. Aristides Capital LLC’s holdings in Carnival Co. & were worth $1,191,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Carnival Co. & during the 4th quarter worth approximately $132,714,000. ABC Arbitrage SA acquired a new stake in shares of Carnival Co. & in the fourth quarter valued at about $15,184,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & during the fourth quarter worth about $9,435,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its stake in shares of Carnival Co. & by 52.4% in the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 774,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,906,000 after acquiring an additional 266,200 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,061,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,915,000 after acquiring an additional 136,764 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 23.80% of the company’s stock.

Carnival Co. & Stock Down 4.7 %

Carnival Co. & stock opened at $14.90 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $2.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.72 and a beta of 2.72. Carnival Co. & plc has a 52-week low of $12.50 and a 52-week high of $26.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a current ratio of 0.29. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $20.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.97.

Carnival Co. & (NYSE:CUK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, March 21st. The company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.02 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $5.81 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.19 billion. Carnival Co. & had a net margin of 7.66% and a return on equity of 24.13%. Equities analysts predict that Carnival Co. & plc will post 1.7 EPS for the current year.

About Carnival Co. &

Carnival Plc operates as a global cruise and vacation company. The firm offers holiday and vacation products to a customer base that is broadly varied in terms of cultures, languages and leisure-time preferences. It operates through the North America and Australia (NAA), Europe and Asia (EA), Cruise Support, and Tour and Other segments.