BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S Increases Stock Position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 16.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,709 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,832 shares during the period. BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A S’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $17,491,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital International Investors boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 32,949,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,662,989,000 after buying an additional 308,330 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,253,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,438,292,000 after buying an additional 187,283 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,576,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,433,052,000 after buying an additional 84,202 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,054,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,961,758,000 after buying an additional 155,491 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,474,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,785,000 after buying an additional 65,714 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Zacks Research cut shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Freedom Capital raised shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $280.85 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $271.05 and a 200 day moving average of $283.13. The firm has a market cap of $75.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.14, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.77. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $2.71 EPS. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 3.830-3.930 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 17.100-17.500 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.61%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Profile

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL), operating as part of the Royal Caribbean Group, is a global cruise company that develops, markets and operates passenger cruise ships. The company operates multiple consumer-facing cruise brands that offer short- and long-duration itineraries and a range of onboard experiences. Its core activities include itineraries and voyage operations, guest services and hospitality, onboard food and beverage, entertainment and recreation programming, and the commercial activities needed to sell and support cruises through both direct and travel‑agent channels.

Royal Caribbean’s ships serve a broad set of geographies worldwide, regularly deploying vessels in the Caribbean, North America (including Alaska), Europe, Asia, Australia and South America.