Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC Grows Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 116.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,053 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,496 shares during the period. Quadrant Private Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $3,374,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC boosted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 13,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,799,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares during the period. KBC Group NV raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 142,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,860,000 after purchasing an additional 2,240 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 78.0% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 1,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,000 after purchasing an additional 685 shares during the period. Annex Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 949 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after buying an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BCS Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 100.0% in the 4th quarter. BCS Wealth Management now owns 1,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $402,000 after buying an additional 721 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on RCL shares. Citigroup increased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $332.00 to $398.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $321.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group increased their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $275.00 to $334.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $380.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $349.20.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

NYSE RCL opened at $265.58 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.85 billion, a PE ratio of 17.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.93. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1-year low of $185.50 and a 1-year high of $366.50. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $292.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $289.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The company reported $2.80 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.80. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.06% and a net margin of 23.80%.The firm had revenue of $4.26 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.28 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.63 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 14.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This is an increase from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is 38.44%.

Trending Headlines about Royal Caribbean Cruises

Here are the key news stories impacting Royal Caribbean Cruises this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Zacks and industry coverage highlight resilient cruise demand, pricing power and digital investments that position Royal Caribbean to withstand inflationary headwinds — a thematic positive for revenue and margin outlook. Zacks Industry Outlook Highlights Royal Caribbean Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and OneSpaWorld
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage of the Leisure & Recreation sector points to strong bookings and demand for cruise operators (including RCL), which supports medium-term revenue growth expectations. 3 Leisure Stocks Showing Strength Despite Industry Headwinds
• Neutral Sentiment: Royal Caribbean Group launched the Royal Caribbean Group Foundation to formalize CSR and community investments; positive for brand and ESG positioning but unlikely to move near-term earnings materially. Royal Caribbean Group Officially Launches Royal Caribbean Group Foundation, Building on Decades of Meaningful Global Impact
• Neutral Sentiment: Interest metrics and “trending” articles (Zacks/Yahoo) show elevated investor attention — useful for liquidity and volatility but not a direct buy/sell signal. Is Trending Stock Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) a Buy Now?
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks reports RCL shares sank even as the broader market gained, signaling profit-taking/rotation and raising short-term technical pressure on the stock. Royal Caribbean (RCL) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here’s Why
• Negative Sentiment: UBS issued a pessimistic forecast for RCL’s share price, which can prompt selling pressure from institutions and influence short-term analyst-driven flows. UBS Group Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) Stock Price
• Negative Sentiment: Macro/market commentary calling profitable companies “skeptical” targets can amplify caution on high-margin cyclical names like RCL if investors fear competition or margin erosion. 3 Profitable Stocks We’re Skeptical Of

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 356,026 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.39, for a total value of $113,355,118.14. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,681,386 shares in the company, valued at $5,311,186,488.54. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Jason T. Liberty sold 90,910 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.81, for a total transaction of $29,710,297.10. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 218,822 shares in the company, valued at $71,513,217.82. This represents a 29.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 1,967,319 shares of company stock valued at $626,681,935 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 6.95% of the company’s stock.

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.