Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL is Silvant Capital Management LLC’s 10th Largest Position

Silvant Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 285,010 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,544 shares during the quarter. Royal Caribbean Cruises makes up about 2.7% of Silvant Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Silvant Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $79,495,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,066,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,728,810,000 after buying an additional 461,990 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 49.3% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 117,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,931,000 after buying an additional 38,698 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 19.0% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 39,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,659,000 after buying an additional 6,253 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1,231.6% in the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 20,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,528,000 after buying an additional 18,658 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First National Bank of Omaha acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the third quarter valued at $3,182,000. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Up 6.4%

RCL opened at $313.24 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $272.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $284.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a one year low of $232.10 and a one year high of $366.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted 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. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.71 earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given 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 dividend yield of 1.9%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 36.61%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have weighed in on RCL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Freedom Capital upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Loop Capital began coverage on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Monday, June 1st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $304.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup cut their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $377.00 to $348.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, TD Cowen cut their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.79.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

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.