Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Shares Sold by Andra AP fonden

Andra AP fonden decreased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 21.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 27,536 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,654 shares during the period. Andra AP fonden’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $7,577,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Montag A & Associates Inc. grew its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% in the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the period. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. purchased a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter worth $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

RCL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $362.00 to $327.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. Mizuho set a $380.00 target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Freedom Capital upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $345.05.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of RCL opened at $286.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.76. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $288.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $289.10. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a twelve month low of $232.10 and a twelve month high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date was 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.