Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Shares Sold by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 11.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 165,646 shares of the company’s stock after selling 22,469 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC owned about 0.06% of Royal Caribbean Cruises worth $46,202,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. AXQ Capital LP acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth about $1,127,000. Vantus Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth about $419,000. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 157.9% during the fourth quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,813 shares of the company’s stock worth $506,000 after acquiring an additional 1,110 shares during the period. COFG Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth about $249,000. Finally, New Mexico Educational Retirement Board grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 11,450 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,194,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on RCL shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial dropped their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of RCL opened at $286.80 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 12 month low of $232.10 and a 12 month high of $366.50. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $270.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $282.86. The firm has a market cap of $76.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.50, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $2.71 earnings per share. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.61%.

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.