Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $346.80.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on RCL shares. Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Freedom Capital upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $370.00 price objective on the stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $286.96 on Monday. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 52 week low of $232.10 and a 52 week high of $366.50. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $286.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $288.90. The stock has a market cap of $76.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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. On average, equities analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises will post 17.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is presently 36.61%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Royal Caribbean Cruises

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of RCL. Danske Bank A S acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the third quarter worth $48,063,000. Dougherty & Associates LLC acquired a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter worth $10,827,000. TD Asset Management Inc boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 29.7% during the fourth quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 877,659 shares of the company’s stock valued at $244,797,000 after acquiring an additional 201,014 shares during the period. North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,424,000. Finally, Stanley Laman Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter worth about $2,159,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

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.