Compass Capital Management Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Compass Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 23.0% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 34,556 shares of the company’s stock after selling 10,320 shares during the period. Compass Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $9,638,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in RCL. Montag A & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% in the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. SRH Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, GGM Financials LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 3rd quarter valued at $33,000. 87.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

NYSE:RCL opened at $287.90 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $271.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $284.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $77.22 billion, a PE ratio of 17.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.77. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $232.10 and a fifty-two week high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.71 earnings per share. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.61%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on RCL shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $377.00 to $348.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.