Havemeyer Place LP bought a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,476 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $691,000.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 40.8% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 20,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,297,000 after buying an additional 6,063 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 2nd quarter valued at about $1,762,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,494,000 after acquiring an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth about $357,000. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Loop Capital started coverage on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Monday, June 1st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $304.00 price target for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.79.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 2.9%
Shares of NYSE RCL opened at $271.96 on Tuesday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $271.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $283.53. The company has a market cap of $72.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.59, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17.
Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current year.
Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. 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.
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