Rep. Dan Newhouse Purchases Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL)

Representative Dan Newhouse (R-Washington) recently bought shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL). In a filing disclosed on January 15th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Royal Caribbean Cruises stock on December 31st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “EDWARD JONES IRA” account.

Representative Dan Newhouse also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Synopsys (NASDAQ:SNPS) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Charles Schwab (NYSE:SCHW) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Blackstone (NYSE:BX) on 12/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Textron (NYSE:TXT) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Magna International (NYSE:MGA) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Truist Financial (NYSE:TFC) on 12/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) on 12/11/2025.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

NYSE:RCL traded down $2.05 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $276.06. 2,073,580 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,733,213. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 1.94. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $275.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $306.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.14. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a twelve month low of $164.01 and a twelve month high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.68 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.16 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 23.33% and a return on equity of 44.68%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s revenue was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $5.20 EPS. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.580-15.630 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.740-2.790 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 14.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, December 10th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 26th were given a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 26th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.90%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Royal Caribbean Cruises

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,021,893,000. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 29,604,177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,270,252,000 after buying an additional 929,414 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 135.0% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,306,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,925,000 after acquiring an additional 750,723 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 163.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,101,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,515,000 after acquiring an additional 683,896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 560.9% during the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 676,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,949,000 after acquiring an additional 574,256 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Maritza Gomez Montiel sold 1,100 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.76, for a total value of $309,936.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 14,234 shares in the company, valued at $4,010,571.84. This trade represents a 7.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 6.95% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on RCL shares. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Tuesday. Barclays decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $342.00 to $324.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, October 31st. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $286.00 to $275.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, William Blair restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $326.27.

About Representative Newhouse

Dan Newhouse (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2015. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Newhouse (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Washington’s 4th Congressional District. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

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Newhouse served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives representing District 15-Position 2 from 2003 through 2009 and as Washington Director of Agriculture from 2009 to 2013.

Newhouse was first elected to the state House in 2002 and served until he was named state Director of Agriculture in 2009. He was first appointed by Governor Christine Gregoire on February 18, 2009.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

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.