Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for RCL Earnings

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report issued on Monday, January 27th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will earn $2.96 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.97. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $11.66 per share.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $257.00 to $283.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. StockNews.com upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $245.00 to $287.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $250.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Tuesday, November 26th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $290.00 target price for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $252.31.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

NYSE RCL opened at $264.71 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $71.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.21, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 2.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.63, a current ratio of 0.19 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $237.87 and its 200 day moving average price is $199.52. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 1 year low of $113.10 and a 1 year high of $269.96.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.50 by $0.13. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 16.21% and a return on equity of 52.92%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.25 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th were paid a dividend of $0.55 per share. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 22.61%.

Insider Activity at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In related news, EVP Harri U. Kulovaara sold 3,256 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.62, for a total value of $763,922.72. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 22,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,243,287.76. This trade represents a 12.72 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 139,353 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.89, for a total value of $33,150,685.17. Following the sale, the director now owns 18,167,507 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,321,868,240.23. This trade represents a 0.76 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 372,609 shares of company stock valued at $87,647,208. 7.95% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 10,599.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 409,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,696,000 after buying an additional 406,048 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky raised its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 809.6% in the 2nd quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 173,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,601,000 after acquiring an additional 154,090 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 138.2% in the 3rd quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 161,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,703,000 after purchasing an additional 93,899 shares in the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,544,000. Finally, Dakota Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3,935.2% during the 3rd quarter. Dakota Wealth Management now owns 76,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,635,000 after purchasing an additional 74,966 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

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.