Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Purchases 2,195 Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 23.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,398 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,195 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $3,179,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in RCL. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 135.0% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,306,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,925,000 after acquiring an additional 750,723 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 163.7% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,101,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,515,000 after acquiring an additional 683,896 shares during the period. TD Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 560.9% during the third quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 676,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,949,000 after acquiring an additional 574,256 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,066,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,728,810,000 after acquiring an additional 461,990 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 484.2% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 501,022 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,121,000 after acquiring an additional 415,267 shares during the period. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on RCL shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $377.00 to $348.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $304.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on 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 Up 2.6%

Shares of RCL stock opened at $293.95 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $271.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $283.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.93, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.71 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared 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. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is presently 36.61%.

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.