NFSG Corp Lowers Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jul 17th, 2026

NFSG Corp trimmed its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL – Free Report) by 84.7% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 346 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,917 shares during the quarter. NFSG Corp’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $95,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Montag A & Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% during the fourth quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Quattro Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. 87.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on RCL. Citigroup raised their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $348.00 to $362.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 16th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $346.80.

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Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of RCL stock opened at $294.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $78.97 billion, a PE ratio of 17.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.76. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $286.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $288.91. 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 announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The firm 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 quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is presently 36.61%.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

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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.