Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Shares Acquired by Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC increased its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 49.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 104,266 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,432 shares during the period. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $29,667,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. grew 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 buying an additional 461,990 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 49.3% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 117,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,931,000 after buying an additional 38,698 shares during the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 19.0% during the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 39,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,659,000 after buying an additional 6,253 shares during the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1,231.6% during the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 20,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,528,000 after buying an additional 18,658 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First National Bank of Omaha purchased a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the third quarter worth about $3,182,000. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently issued reports on RCL. Barclays lowered their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Freedom Capital raised Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 22nd. UBS Group lowered their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:RCL opened at $280.85 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $271.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $283.39. The company has a market cap of $75.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.14, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.77. 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 Ltd. has a 52 week low of $232.10 and a 52 week high of $366.50.

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

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 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.