Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Shares Purchased by Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD.

Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 13.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 40,144 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,708 shares during the period. Royal Caribbean Cruises makes up about 1.8% of Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD.’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $11,197,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on RCL shares. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $376.00 to $341.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus set a $410.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of RCL opened at $280.85 on Friday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52-week low of $232.10 and a 52-week high of $366.50. The business’s fifty day moving average is $271.05 and its 200-day moving average is $283.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. 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 (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. Equities analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is currently 36.61%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company 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.