Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Shares Acquired by Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC

Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 36.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 257,768 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 69,025 shares during the period. Royal Caribbean Cruises comprises approximately 1.4% of Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $71,897,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 36,165,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,088,156,000 after buying an additional 3,215,382 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.6% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 20,176,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,627,669,000 after buying an additional 920,042 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.8% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.3% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Up 2.1%

Shares of RCL stock opened at $293.99 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $78.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $232.10 and a fifty-two week high of $366.50. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $272.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $284.07.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend 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.