Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Shares Purchased by Czech National Bank

Czech National Bank lifted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 3.6% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 70,995 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,475 shares during the quarter. Czech National Bank’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $22,543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Capital International Investors raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 36,165,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,088,156,000 after purchasing an additional 3,215,382 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,253,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,438,292,000 after buying an additional 187,283 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 20,176,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,627,669,000 after buying an additional 920,042 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,576,751 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,433,052,000 after buying an additional 84,202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,054,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,961,758,000 after buying an additional 155,491 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of NYSE RCL opened at $320.35 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. The business’s 50 day moving average is $300.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $291.16. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52-week low of $232.10 and a 52-week high of $366.50. The firm has a market cap of $85.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.80, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.98 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.82 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 23.54%.The company’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. Research analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.79 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $410.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. TD Cowen lowered their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 15th. Barclays cut their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $353.40.

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 dated Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total value of $4,048,147.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 45,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,313,399.03. The trade was a 22.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.