Cruise giant Carnival was hit hard during the worst of the pandemic. Now, a top Wall Street analyst has issued a dire potential outlook for the company in the case of recession. Morgan Stanley's Jamie Rollo outlined a worse-case scenario: Carnival stock could fall to $0 in the event of a global economic downturn.
The world's largest cruise line operator is trading 126% higher in 2023. It might not be too late to hop aboard. The waves keep rising for Carnival (CCL -6.60%). Shares of the world's largest cruise line operator have more than doubled this year, and the Wall Street accolades keep coming.
Carnival and Disney paused dividend payments due to complications from the pandemic. Fool.com contributor Parkev Tatevosian evaluates Carnival (CCL -5.19%) and Disney (DIS -0.89%) to determine which company is in a better financial position to pay a dividend.
Even with the threat of an impending recession, Carnival Cruise executives and analysts think the cruise line is well positioned to handle any economic downturn. While certainly not recession-proof, Carnival's executive team expressed confidence in the company's long-term outlook.
June 26 (Reuters) - Cruise operator Carnival (CCL. N) on Monday forecast third-quarter profit largely below estimates as rising marketing and labor costs eat into gains from higher ticket prices and strong demand.