What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for RCL Q1 Earnings?

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 11th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $4.69. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $14.90 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ FY2027 earnings at $20.53 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the company. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $399.00 to $336.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $367.00 to $357.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Tigress Financial lifted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $330.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada set a $360.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $324.64.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Shares of RCL opened at $255.43 on Thursday. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a fifty-two week low of $164.01 and a fifty-two week high of $366.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $308.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $300.29. The stock has a market cap of $69.66 billion, a PE ratio of 17.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 2.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.21 and a current ratio of 0.16.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 28th. The company reported $5.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.68 by $0.07. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 44.68% and a net margin of 23.33%.The business had revenue of $5.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.16 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.20 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2025 guidance at 15.580-15.630 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 2.740-2.790 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 13th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 25th were issued a $1.00 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 25th. This is a positive change from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.75. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 26.90%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, Director Maritza Gomez Montiel sold 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.76, for a total transaction of $309,936.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 14,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,010,571.84. This represents a 7.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Vagn O. Sorensen sold 10,300 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.04, for a total transaction of $3,399,412.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 16,407 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,414,966.28. The trade was a 38.57% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 6.95% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Royal Caribbean Cruises

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 18.6% in the first quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 35,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,244,000 after buying an additional 5,523 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.4% during the first quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 1,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 12,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,633,000 after buying an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.8% in the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 5,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,115,000 after acquiring an additional 197 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.