VIK

VikingC

NYSE / Consumer Services

At close

2026-07-18

Current thesis

The post-earnings bull case is that Viking is proving premium cruise demand remains resilient: revenue, capacity, revenue per PCD, adjusted EBITDA and bookings all moved in the right direction, deferred revenue reached about $5.4 billion, cash was about $4.0 billion, and net leverage improved to 1.0x, giving the company room to fund fleet growth while keeping demand-led momentum intact.

Posture

Mixed

Lead driver

Momentum

What changed

Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -3.7.

What can break

A large delivery schedule into late 2026 and 2027 raises execution risk around ship delivery, ramp-up, and booking absorption.

Momentum

Value

Sentiment

Setup hits (3d)

0 · Net Neutral

AI TargetsBase $84.00 · Bull $92.00 · Bear $74.00

Data freshness

Prices

As of 2026-07-18

Fundamentals

As of 2026-07-17 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1

Scores

As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP

AI Memo

As of 2026-05-17 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

Investment thesis

As of 2026-07-18

Supporting evidence

What

Grade C · Mixed

Confidence Medium · Net Neutral

Target $103.76

Why

Momentum81 · Δ7d -3.7

Value46 · Δ7d -0.1

Sentiment32 · Δ7d -0.7

So what

Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.

Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals

Momentum

26% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-3.7

Δ21d

-4.6

Value

39% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.1

Δ21d

+0.4

Sentiment

34% active weight

Current posture

7d trendFlat

Δ7d

-0.7

Δ21d

+3.4

Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 81.3 / Value 46.1 / Sentiment 32.3

Fundamentals (TTM)

As of 2026-07-17

Market Cap

$43.3B

Beta

Shares Out

446.16M

P/E (TTM)

34.1

P/S (TTM)

5.24

P/FCF (TTM)

47.69

Rev YoY

+17.5%

EPS YoY

-48.8%

Gross Margin

+38.8%

Op Margin

+22.4%

Net Debt

$1.94B

Current Ratio

0.78

As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology