Viking (NYSE:VIK) Now Covered by Analysts at Barclays

Barclays initiated coverage on shares of Viking (NYSE:VIK) in a research note published on Tuesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage issued an overweight rating and a $39.00 target price on the stock.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of Viking in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. They set an overweight rating and a $34.00 price target for the company. UBS Group started coverage on shares of Viking in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. They issued a buy rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Viking in a research report on Tuesday, May 28th. They set a buy rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Stifel Nicolaus assumed coverage on Viking in a report on Tuesday, May 28th. They issued a buy rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Melius began coverage on Viking in a research report on Wednesday, May 22nd. They set a buy rating and a $37.00 target price on the stock. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and a consensus target price of $35.42.

Viking Stock Up 1.9 %

NYSE:VIK opened at $34.15 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $30.58. Viking has a 12 month low of $25.71 and a 12 month high of $34.26.

Viking (NYSE:VIK) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 29th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.46) by $0.43. The firm had revenue of $718.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $705.70 million. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Viking will post 1.18 earnings per share for the current year.

About Viking

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.