UPDATE: RS Platou Markets Reiterates Neutral Rating, Raises PT on Carnival Corporation

In a report published Wednesday, RS Platou Markets reiterated its Neutral rating on Carnival Corporation

, and raised its price target from $38.00 to $44.00. RS Platou noted, “Carnival Corp. (CCL) is set to report 4Q12 (fiscal quarter ending November) at 20 December. We expect to see EPS in the top end of the guiding. As the US economy is improving and the turbulence in Europe is stabilising, the outlook for cruise liners has improved. We raise our target price by 15% as we change our valuation basis to 2014. The rating is unchanged at Neutral.” Carnival Corporation closed on Tuesday at $39.32.