<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>Viking (NYSE:VIK - Get Free Report)</span> had its price target upped by analysts at JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.  from $87.00 to $104.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an &#34;overweight&#34; rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co.'s target price indicates a potential upside of 28.74% from the company's previous close.</p><ul><li>Norwegian Hit Rough Seas After Earnings—Viking Cruised Through</li></ul><p>A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on VIK. Rothschild &amp; Co Redburn  set a $95.00 price objective on Viking and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Susquehanna began coverage on Viking in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. They issued a &#34;positive&#34; rating and a $100.00 price objective for the company. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Viking from $75.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an &#34;overweight&#34; rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Viking from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on Viking from $77.00 to $76.00 and set an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 10th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued  a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $84.14.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Research Report on VIK</b></p><h2>Viking Stock Performance</h2><ul><li>Royal Caribbean Is Cruising Toward a New All-Time High</li></ul><p>VIK stock traded down $1.04 on Monday, reaching $80.78. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,214,776 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,686,876. Viking has a 52 week low of $38.50 and a 52 week high of $87.00. The company has a market capitalization of $36.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.90. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $75.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $70.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.76, a current ratio of 0.79 and a quick ratio of 0.77. </p><p>Viking (NYSE:VIK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Saturday, February 14th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Viking had a return on equity of 240.75% and a net margin of 17.65%.The business had revenue of $1.72 billion during the quarter.  As a group, analysts predict that  Viking will post 3.31 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>Insider Activity</h2><ul><li>Is Viking’s Growth Still Worth the Premium?</li></ul><p>In related news, EVP Jeffrey Dash sold 46,369 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.23, for a total transaction of $3,720,184.87. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 420,022 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,698,365.06. This trade represents a 9.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities &amp; Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. </p><h2>Institutional Trading of Viking</h2><p>Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Activest Wealth Management raised its holdings in  Viking by 19,500.0% during the fourth quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 392 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter.  Bank of Jackson Hole Trust bought a new position in  Viking during the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000.  Cornerstone Planning Group LLC raised its holdings in  Viking by 316.0% during the fourth quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 416 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 316 shares in the last quarter.  SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in  Viking by 651.8% during the fourth quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 421 shares of the company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 365 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. bought a new position in  Viking during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. 98.84% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>Viking Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>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.</p><h2>See Also</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Viking</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsAndPriceTargetChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVZJSw?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="330" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/RatingsAndPriceTargetChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVZJSw"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Viking Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Viking, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Viking wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Viking currently has a Moderate Buy rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>JPMorgan Chase & Co. has raised its price target for Viking (NYSE:VIK) from $87.00 to $104.00, maintaining an "overweight" rating. This suggests a potential upside of 28.74% from the previous close. Other analysts have also issued positive ratings, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $84.14. Viking's stock recently traded at $80.78, with a market cap of $36 billion and a P/E ratio of 31.41. The company reported $1.72 billion in revenue last quarter, with an EPS of $0.67.</p>

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JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Positive Forecast for Viking (NYSE:VIK) Stock Price