Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) in the last few weeks:

• 2/3/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $210.00 to $225.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Macquarie from $250.00 to $300.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Susquehanna from $245.00 to $305.00. They now have a “positive” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $287.00 to $308.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Argus from $280.00 to $305.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/29/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $283.00 to $304.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $232.00 to $272.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $275.00 to $270.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Mizuho. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $255.00.
• 1/17/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $253.00 to $295.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/8/2025 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $190.00 to $210.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/13/2024 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $245.00 to $287.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/11/2024 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $257.00 to $283.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/10/2024 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $245.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/6/2024 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $250.00 to $310.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE RCL traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $261.23. 574,430 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,397,127. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52 week low of $113.10 and a 52 week high of $277.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $240.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $203.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.39, a current ratio of 0.17 and a quick ratio of 0.15. The company has a market cap of $70.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.44, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 2.59.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.13. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 17.46% and a return on equity of 48.97%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.25 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 14.96 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th were given a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.58%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Harri U. Kulovaara sold 3,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.62, for a total value of $763,922.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,243,287.76. This represents a 12.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 230,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $233.62, for a total transaction of $53,732,600.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 18,556,860 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,335,253,633.20. This trade represents a 1.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 372,609 shares of company stock worth $87,647,208. 7.95% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Colonial River Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Colonial River Investments LLC now owns 1,915 shares of the company’s stock worth $442,000 after buying an additional 96 shares in the last quarter. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $242,000. Howard Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Howard Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,338 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 2,195 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 159 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 437 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

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.