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NYSE:VIK

Viking (VIK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$36.90
+0.03 (+0.08%)
(As of 10/8/2024 ET)

About Viking Stock (NYSE:VIK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$36.51
$37.22
50-Day Range
$31.28
$37.03
52-Week Range
$25.71
$37.63
Volume
929,286 shs
Average Volume
1.90 million shs
Market Capitalization
$15.92 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$37.17
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Viking Holdings Ltd engages in the passenger shipping and other forms of passenger transport in North America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through River and Ocean segments. The company also operates as a tour entrepreneur for passengers and related activities in tourism. As of December 31, 2023, it operated a fleet of 92 ships, including 81 river vessels comprising 58 Longships, 10 smaller classes based on the Longship design, 11 other river vessels, and 1 river vessel charter and the Viking Mississippi; 9 ocean ships; and 2 expedition ships. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Pembroke, Bermuda.

Viking Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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52nd Percentile Overall Score

VIK MarketRank™: 

Viking scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 93rd out of 131 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Viking has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Viking has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Viking's stock forecast and price target.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.69% of the float of Viking has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viking has recently increased by 48.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Viking does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Viking does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.69% of the float of Viking has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viking has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viking has recently increased by 48.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Viking has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Viking this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for VIK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 4 people have added Viking to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
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VIK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Viking's stock was trading at $26.9150 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, VIK shares have increased by 37.1% and is now trading at $36.90.
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Viking Holdings Ltd (NYSE:VIK) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 22nd. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.61 billion.

Viking (VIK) raised $1.5 billion in an IPO on Wednesday, May 1st 2024. The company issued 64,041,668 shares at a price of $24.00 per share.

Viking's lock-up period expires on Monday, October 28th. Viking had issued 64,041,668 shares in its IPO on May 1st. The total size of the offering was $1,537,000,032 based on an initial share price of $24.00. After the expiration of Viking's lock-up period, major shareholders and company insiders will be able to sell their shares of the company.

Top institutional shareholders of Viking include SG Americas Securities LLC.

Shares of VIK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/22/2024
Today
10/08/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/28/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Water transportation
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Fax
N/A
Employees
9,500
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$37.17
High Stock Price Target
$42.00
Low Stock Price Target
$29.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+1.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.71 billion

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$15.87 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
N/A
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This page (NYSE:VIK) was last updated on 10/8/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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