Carnival's 15min Chart Sees Bollinger Bands Expand Upward, KDJ Golden Cross Triggered

Carnival's 15-minute chart has recently exhibited a bullish trend, as evidenced by the expanding upward Bollinger Bands. Furthermore, the KDJ Golden Cross indicator crossed at 09/08/2025 10:45, which suggests that the market trend is being driven by strong buying activity, and the momentum of the stock price is shifting towards the upside. This momentum is likely to continue, with the potential for further price appreciation.

Carnival Corporation's (NYSE: CCL) 15-minute chart has recently shown a bullish trend, as indicated by the expanding upward Bollinger Bands and the KDJ Golden Cross indicator crossing at 09/08/2025 10:45. These technical indicators suggest that the market trend is being driven by strong buying activity, and the momentum of the stock price is shifting towards the upside [1].

Analysts have mixed views on Carnival's stock. Zacks Research downgraded it from a "strong-buy" to a "hold" rating, while other analysts have set a consensus target price of $30.71. Despite the volatility, Carnival reported a 9.5% year-over-year revenue increase in its latest earnings, with earnings per share beating estimates at $0.35 [2].

Several institutional investors have also adjusted their stakes in Carnival. AQR Capital Management reduced its stake by 6.0%, now holding 4,410,202 shares valued at approximately $84.06 million. Meanwhile, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors, Aptus Capital Advisors, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Baird Financial Group Inc., and Captrust Financial Advisors have increased their positions in the stock [2].

Carnival's stock opened at $31.54 on Friday, with a current ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.30, and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.58. The company has a market capitalization of $36.82 billion, a PE ratio of 17.05, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71, and a beta of 2.70. Carnival's stock has a 50-day moving average price of $29.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.29 [2].

Carnival's latest earnings results, posted on Tuesday, June 24th, showed $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $6.33 billion during the quarter, with a return on equity of 27.88% and a net margin of 9.72%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.5% on a year-over-year basis [2].

In other news, Director Sir Jonathon Band sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 5th. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website [2].

References:
[1] https://www.ainvest.com/news/interactive-brokers-group-chart-sees-bollinger-bands-expanding-upward-kdj-golden-cross-2509/
[2] https://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-aqr-capital-management-llc-has-8406-million-stock-position-in-carnival-corporation-ccl-2025-09-06/