Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $353.40.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Susquehanna upped their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $372.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $367.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. Freedom Capital cut shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $370.00 target price for the company. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $410.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 12,811 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $4,048,147.89. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 45,297 shares in the company, valued at $14,313,399.03. The trade was a 22.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Royal Caribbean Cruises

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.6% in the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 42,178 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,393,000 after acquiring an additional 1,457 shares in the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 34,251.2% in the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 118,498,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,626,692,000 after purchasing an additional 118,153,108 shares during the last quarter. Saudi Central Bank increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 86.5% in the 2nd quarter. Saudi Central Bank now owns 17,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,663,000 after purchasing an additional 8,272 shares during the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 6.1% in the 2nd quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBH Bank acquired a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $268.39 on Tuesday. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $301.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $289.21. The company has a market cap of $71.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.59, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.21.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.98 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.82 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 23.54% and a return on equity of 43.33%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.38 earnings per share. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.730-17.870 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 6.260-6.360 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises will post 17.78 earnings per share for the current year.

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.