After weathering pandemic storm, cruise-line stocks offer upside, says Stifel

Like the rest of the travel industry, cruise operators have weathered a pandemic-related storm over the last couple of years, but they now deserve attention from investors, says analyst firm Stifel. “...

Norwegian Cruise Line Misses Earnings Estimates. The Stock Is Falling.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings stock tumbled Tuesday as the company posted a wider-than-expected loss and provided disappointing guidance for 2023. Cruise operator Norwegian (ticker: NCLH) posted an a...

Stocks Poised for Mixed Open

U.S. stocks are poised for a mixed open on Monday, as the market enters the tail end of fourth-quarter earnings season amid several well-watched economic indicators, including the Conference Board’s C...

Disney, CVS, Uber, Chipotle, PayPal, and More Stocks to Watch This Week

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Judge Orders Cruise Companies to Pay More Than $436 Million for Docking at Seized Terminal in Cuba

Four major cruise lines say they will appeal a recent ruling that would force them to pay roughly $436 million in total damages to a company that owned a port terminal in Havana prior to the Cuban Rev...

These 20 stocks were the biggest losers of 2022

Updated with Dec. 30 closing prices. This was a year of reckoning for Big Tech stocks — even those of companies that continued to grow sales by double digits. Below is a list of the 20 stocks in the S...

Carnival stock is suffering its worst year on record, but looks ‘overly compelling’ to this analyst

Shares of Carnival Corp. have had a really bad year, even worse than the pandemic year of 2020. And that’s what makes Stifel Nicolaus analyst Steven Wieczynski believe the stock is now “overly compell...

FedEx and Nike earnings will hold vital hints on holiday-shopping strength

After investors raced for the exits following their last earnings reports, package-deliverer FedEx Corp. and athletic-gear maker Nike Inc. will try it again. And they’ll offer important reads on deman...

Giant Fund Dumps Carnival Stock, Buys Snap, Warner Bros., and Baker Hughes

One of the largest public funds in the world recently made major changes in its U.S.-traded equity investments. National Pension Service of South Korea exited its investment in cruise giant Carnival (...

Norwegian Stock Is a Buy, Royal Caribbean Is a Sell, Says Analyst. Here’s Why.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has strong growth opportunities, while Royal Caribbean Group will be dealing with near-term funding requirements, according to a J.P. Morgan analyst. Daniel Adam assumed...

Why this cruise stock remains JPMorgan’s favorite as leisure travel keeps roaring

The outlook for cruise stocks is still “more positive than not,” according to JPMorgan analyst Daniel Adam, but given macroeconomic and financial concerns in the sector, not all names are worth buying...

Where to Get Yields of 10% and Up, if You Can Stomach a Little Risk

The $280 billion convertibles sector is replete with 10%-plus yields on many issues. There is a risk in these high-yielders, but they can offer nice appreciation potential and a good alternative to th...

Norwegian Cruise Stock Falls After a Rare Double Downgrade

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Carnival stock dives after private sale of $1 billion in convertible debt

Shares of Carnival Corp. pulled back sharply on heavy volume Wednesday, after the cruise operator took advantage of a recent big rally to commence a private offering of debt that can be converted into...

Cruise Stocks Don’t Lead to Buried Treasure

Cruise-line stocks have been taking on water since Covid-19 hit, but lately investors have really abandoned ship. Hovering over $6 a share, Carnival stock hasn’t been this cheap since Boyz II Men, TLC...

Carnival’s Pricing Problems Are ‘Company Specific,’ Analyst Says

“Not all cruise operators are created equally,” wrote Stifel analyst Steven Wieczynski, saying he is upbeat about the sector despite grim news from Carnival that dragged the stocks lower last week Car...

These 20 stocks in the S&P 500 tumbled between 20% and 30% in September

Stocks declined again on Friday, closing out September with large losses across the board as the rally from the June lows partway through August faded into memory. The S&P 500 SPX fell 1.5% on Fri...

Carnival Debt Yields in the Teens After Big Earnings Miss

Cruise line bonds have taken a fresh hit after Carnival’s weaker-than-expected financial update for its latest quarter, and yields on many debt issues now are in teens.  Carnival (ticker: CCL) shares ...

Carnival Stock Sinks as Discounting Dings Earnings

Sept. 30, 2022 12:44 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Carnival shares lost more than a fifth of their value Friday as the cruise giant struggled to win over travelers without offering discounts. Ca...

7 Companies at Risk of Liquidity Squeeze

Amid rising interest rates and a tightening credit market, companies with weaker balance sheets are getting squeezed by higher borrowing costs. Royal Caribbean Group (ticker: RCL) is a case in point. ...

Norwegian Stock Sinks as It Predicts Losses to Continue

Text size The cruise company predicted it would continue to be unprofitable in the third quarter. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters/Alamy Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings fell sharply Tuesday after ...

Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks to Watch This Week

Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...

Disney, Coinbase, BioNTech, Rivian, and Other Stocks for Investors to Watch This Week

Text size Second-quarter earnings season continues this week, while a pair of July inflation figures and consumer sentiment surveys will be the highlights on the economic-data calendar. On Monday, Tys...

Royal Caribbean Stock Tumbles on $900 Million Notes Offering

Text size Cruise lines had to to take out significant debt during the pandemic to stay afloat. Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty Images Royal Caribbean Group stock tumbled after the company said it had starte...

Carnival Stock Falls as Share Sale Causes ‘Panic.’ What’s Worrying the Market.

Text size Cruise liners were given a boost earlier this week after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lifted more Covid rules for ships. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Carnival stock was...

Carnival and Other Cruise Operators Face Too Many Headwinds. Steer Clear of the Stock.

An analyst note predicting Carnival stock could fall to zero in a worst-case scenario has revived concerns about the cruise industry. Here, a Carnival ship docked at Key West, Fla., earlier this year....

Royal Caribbean, Netflix, and 3 Other S&P 500 Stocks Hit Hard This Quarter

Text size Royal Caribbean and cruise ship competitor Carnival were the leading S&P 500 decliners during the second quarter. Sebastien Salom-Gomis/AFP via Getty Images What a quarter. A lot happene...

Cruise Lines Can’t Duck Their Debt

Cruise ships, it seems, are like ducks—elegant and effortless above the water, fighting like crazy to stay afloat beneath. On the surface, the industry is finally steaming ahead after over a year at b...

Carnival Stock Surges as Second-Quarter Revenue Rises Sharply

Text size A large Carnival cruise ship docked at port in turquoise blue water. Dreamstine Shares of Carnival were rising Friday after the cruise line posted second-quarter revenue that rose sharply fr...

These 16 stocks in the S&P 500 crumpled at least 9% a day after the Fed raised rates

One day after U.S. stocks got a reprieve as the Federal Reserve lifted its target range for short-term interest rates by 0.75 percentage point, inflation fears built a new wall of worry to send U.S. s...

Cruise Stocks Have Sunk. Only Two Have Seen Large Insider Buys.

Text size Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings ships sit idle. The company and Carnival saw large stock buys by insiders. Tim Rue/Bloomberg All three cruise-line operators are pretty much in the same boat t...