Dockside LLC Takes $924,000 Position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Dockside LLC purchased a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,312 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $924,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $7,041,000. Arax Advisory Partners boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 175.0% in the 4th quarter. Arax Advisory Partners now owns 2,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $586,000 after purchasing an additional 1,337 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 73.2% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 372,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,953,000 after purchasing an additional 157,455 shares in the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Aptus Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 83.5% in the 4th quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC now owns 3,487 shares of the company’s stock valued at $973,000 after purchasing an additional 1,587 shares in the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 0.1%

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $293.99 on Monday. 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 52-week low of $232.10 and a 52-week high of $366.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $272.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $284.27. The firm has a market cap of $78.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.94, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.71 EPS. The company’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. Equities analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS 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. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on RCL. Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 14th. One investment 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 given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Royal Caribbean Cruises has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company 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.