Zacks Research Has Bullish Outlook for RCL FY2025 Earnings

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the company will earn $15.63 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $15.51. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $14.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $3.16 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $4.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $6.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $3.96 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $17.78 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $5.75 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $6.01 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on RCL. Susquehanna set a $350.00 price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $330.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $420.00 to $400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Tuesday, October 28th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $360.00 price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $326.86.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 0.5%

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $263.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.73, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.04. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $312.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $300.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a current ratio of 0.16 and a quick ratio of 0.21. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a fifty-two week low of $164.01 and a fifty-two week high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.68 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $5.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.16 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 44.68% and a net margin of 23.33%.The company’s revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $5.20 earnings per share. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.580-15.630 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 2.740-2.790 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 25th were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 25th. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. This is a positive change from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 26.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In other news, Director Vagn O. Sorensen sold 10,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.04, for a total transaction of $3,399,412.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 16,407 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,414,966.28. This trade represents a 38.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Maritza Gomez Montiel sold 1,100 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $281.76, for a total transaction of $309,936.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 14,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,010,571.84. The trade was a 7.17% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 6.95% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,066,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,728,810,000 after purchasing an additional 461,990 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,492,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,293,302,000 after buying an additional 330,770 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 6,667,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,079,877,000 after buying an additional 415,230 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.4% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,317,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,038,997,000 after buying an additional 284,037 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter valued at about $1,021,893,000. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company Profile

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of February 21, 2024, it operated 65 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.