Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Stock: Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc. Reduces Holdings

Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc. reduced its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 96.6% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,150 shares of the company’s stock after selling 89,720 shares during the quarter. Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc.’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $843,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the third quarter worth about $19,003,000. Profund Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.9% in the third quarter. Profund Advisors LLC now owns 3,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $898,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 7.1% in the third quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 45,060 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,980,000 after acquiring an additional 2,994 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 13.0% in the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 12,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,294,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 191.0% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 7,928 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,108,000 after acquiring an additional 5,204 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Maritza Montiel sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.21, for a total value of $122,884.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 13,202 shares in the company, valued at $4,055,786.42. The trade was a 2.94% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 0.1%

RCL opened at $306.99 on Monday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $271.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is $286.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.69, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.22. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a one year low of $222.22 and a one year high of $356.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.88.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 27th. The company reported $6.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.38 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $5.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.61 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.40% and a net margin of 23.78%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.75 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.94 EPS for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 17th were given a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 17th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 35.52%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Royal Caribbean Cruises this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Caribbean exceeded third-quarter earnings expectations, reporting adjusted EPS of $6.57 versus a $6.38 consensus estimate. Revenue reached approximately $5.59 billion, and management raised full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance to $17.85-$17.95. Royal Caribbean Cruises Shares Gap Up After Earnings Beat
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment remains favorable. Citigroup raised its price target to $364 while maintaining a Buy rating, and Freedom Broker upgraded RCL from Hold to Buy with a $379 target. Wells Fargo also expects the stock to rise. Citigroup Royal Caribbean price target
• Positive Sentiment: Strong demand from affluent travelers, high occupancy, improving EBITDA margins and continued onboard spending support Royal Caribbean’s premium positioning. A better-than-expected cruise-industry quarter also lifted sentiment across the sector. Royal Caribbean Strong Earnings Results
• Neutral Sentiment: The company is hedging more than 60% of expected 2026 fuel costs, which should reduce near-term exposure to energy-price volatility. However, fuel remains an industry-wide cost concern. Cruise companies aim to keep fuel costs down
• Negative Sentiment: Ticket revenue per passenger per day declined for a second consecutive quarter. Analysts say onboard spending and premium destinations have offset the weakness, but additional Caribbean capacity could further pressure pricing and net yields. Royal Caribbean Beats Its Guidance, But Ticket Prices Fall
• Negative Sentiment: Royal Caribbean plans to fund its approximately $3 billion acquisition of a 50% stake in Sandals and Beaches Resorts with debt. The deal could expand its vacation ecosystem and capture more customer spending, but it will increase leverage and expose the company to integration and economic-downturn risks. Could Royal Caribbean Stock Survive a Sandals Deal Gone Wrong?

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on RCL. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $358.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Wednesday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $299.00 to $330.00 in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Freedom Broker raised Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their target price for the company from $351.00 to $379.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 28th. Barclays raised their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $337.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Wednesday. Twenty-one equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $355.62.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company Profile

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., doing business as Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL), is a global cruise company that operates vacation cruises and related travel experiences. Its fleet visits destinations across the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Asia, Australia, and other regions, with itineraries that typically include onboard entertainment, dining, accommodations, recreational activities, and shore excursions.

The company’s principal brands include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises.