Carnival Corp., BMG2004J1036

Carnival stock: Tigress Financial sets USD 42.00 target for Carnival stock

Published on 10/22/2026 at 21:27 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Third-quarter revenue reached USD 8.44 billion, up 3.50 percent year over year. Carnival stock costs EUR 24.10 on October 22, 2026.

Analyst target and earnings figures

Tigress Financial issued a USD 42.00 target on October 13, 2026.
Third-quarter revenue reached USD 8.44 billion, up 3.50 percent year over year.
Carnival stock costs EUR 24.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. CEST.
The NYSE quote was USD 27.05 at 3:25 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026.

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Carnival Corp. (ISIN BMG2004J1036) received a USD 42.00 price target from Tigress Financial on October 13, 2026, which reaffirmed its buy rating, MarketBeat reports. At Lang & Schwarz, Carnival Corp. was trading at EUR 24.10 on October 22, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. CEST.

Target remains above the NYSE quote

The Tigress Financial target is 55.27 percent above Carnival's USD 27.05 NYSE price at 3:25 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026. The current target therefore sits well above the company's latest U.S. market quote, while the euro quotation remains the price used for German investors.

MarketBeat lists a broader consensus target of USD 34.14 from its analyst overview dated October 22, 2026. That average is 26.21 percent above the USD 27.05 NYSE price, based on the same-day quote.

Revenue growth meets higher fuel costs

For the third quarter of fiscal 2026, ended August 31, 2026, Carnival reported revenue of USD 8.44 billion, up 3.50 percent from USD 8.15 billion a year earlier, according to Yahoo Finance. Adjusted earnings per share reached USD 1.43, 5.10 percent above the USD 1.36 consensus estimate.

The quarter also carried a clear cost counterweight. Fuel expense rose to USD 615.00 million from USD 451.00 million in the prior-year quarter, while constant-currency net yields increased 2.40 percent year over year. Carnival's adjusted EBITDA reached USD 2.99 billion, unchanged from the prior-year quarter but USD 110.00 million above June guidance, according to Yahoo Finance.

Valuation and market position

Carnival's market capitalization stood at USD 36.4 billion on October 22, 2026, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81. Its NYSE price was USD 27.05 at 3:25 p.m. ET, inside a 52-week range of USD 21.45 to USD 34.03, while volume reached 12,822,465 shares.

Royal Caribbean traded at USD 286.20 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.68 and a market capitalization of USD 76.5 billion at 3:26 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026. Norwegian Cruise Line traded at USD 15.46 with a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.66 and a market capitalization of USD 7.1 billion at 3:25 p.m. ET.

What matters for Carnival stock

The investor debate now combines a USD 42.00 analyst target with a third-quarter revenue increase of 3.50 percent and a USD 615.00 million fuel bill. Carnival's adjusted earnings per share beat the USD 1.36 consensus by USD 0.07, but higher operating costs remain a measurable counterweight.

Carnival Corp. was trading at EUR 24.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 22, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. CEST. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Carnival stock.