Capital International Sarl Increases Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Capital International Sarl grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 19.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 363,713 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 58,734 shares during the period. Royal Caribbean Cruises accounts for about 1.6% of Capital International Sarl’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Capital International Sarl’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $101,447,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Capital International Ltd. CA lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Ltd. CA now owns 186,329 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,971,000 after acquiring an additional 21,236 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Inc. CA lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 6.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Inc. CA now owns 624,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,183,000 after acquiring an additional 37,223 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 36,165,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,088,156,000 after acquiring an additional 3,215,382 shares in the last quarter. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. Capital Group Investment Management PTE. LTD. now owns 40,144 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,197,000 after acquiring an additional 4,708 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 49.3% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 104,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,667,000 after acquiring an additional 34,432 shares in the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently commented on RCL shares. Freedom Capital upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research downgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Barclays decreased their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $377.00 to $348.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Down 4.2%

Shares of RCL stock opened at $280.85 on Friday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $271.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $283.13. The company has a market cap of $75.33 billion, a PE ratio of 17.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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 17.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.61%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises 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.