Royal Caribbean Cruises’ (RCL) Buy Rating Reaffirmed at Tigress Financial

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Tigress Financial in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have a $425.00 target price on the stock. Tigress Financial’s target price points to a potential upside of 58.25% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research analysts have also commented on the company. Citigroup increased their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $327.00 to $362.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Freedom Capital lowered Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. William Blair reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings lowered Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $410.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $357.80.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

RCL stock traded up $7.90 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $268.57. 450,452 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,556,926. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $282.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $281.31. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 1-year low of $222.22 and a 1-year high of $356.39. The company has a market cap of $71.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.56, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 23.54%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.82 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.38 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises will post 17.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Michael Bayley sold 12,811 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on 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 transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 45,297 shares in the company, valued at $14,313,399.03. This trade represents a 22.05% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 6.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in RCL. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 2nd quarter worth $6,549,422,000. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Primecap Management Co. CA bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 2nd quarter worth $669,804,000. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 2nd quarter worth $597,350,000. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter worth $456,752,000. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company Profile

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., now known as Royal Caribbean Group, is a global cruise company that operates vacation experiences through a portfolio of cruise brands. Its principal brands include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, each serving different segments of the leisure travel market, from family-oriented cruises and large-scale resort-style ships to premium and luxury expedition voyages.

The company offers cruises to destinations around the world, including the Caribbean, Europe, Alaska, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and other international regions.