Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS Makes New $2.84 Million Investment in Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK)

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS bought a new position in shares of Carnival Co. & plc (NYSE:CUK) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 125,983 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,836,000. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS owned 0.07% of Carnival Co. & at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in CUK. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Carnival Co. & by 76.0% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 48,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $801,000 after buying an additional 20,746 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC bought a new position in Carnival Co. & during the third quarter worth about $227,000. Maven Securities LTD bought a new position in Carnival Co. & during the third quarter worth about $2,110,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its stake in Carnival Co. & by 52.4% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 774,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,906,000 after purchasing an additional 266,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Carnival Co. & by 28.7% in the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,926 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 652 shares during the period. 23.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Carnival Co. & Stock Up 3.0 %

Shares of CUK opened at $19.23 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.25 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.80. Carnival Co. & plc has a 12 month low of $12.50 and a 12 month high of $26.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $21.89 and its 200-day moving average is $20.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.61 billion, a PE ratio of 13.83 and a beta of 2.72.

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

Carnival Co. & Profile

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.