Zacks Research Equities Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL)

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 23rd. Zacks Research analyst S. Singha now expects that the company will post earnings of $4.45 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $4.47. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $10.06 per share.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.44. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.55% and a net margin of 12.22%. The firm had revenue of $3.73 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned ($0.23) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 29.2% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on RCL. UBS Group boosted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $148.00 to $154.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $153.00 to $159.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday. Mizuho boosted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $164.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 7th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $154.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $138.76.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Up 2.3 %

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $140.58 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.03, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.19. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $130.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $117.47. The company has a market cap of $36.08 billion, a PE ratio of 22.60, a PEG ratio of 0.50 and a beta of 2.52. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a fifty-two week low of $59.38 and a fifty-two week high of $141.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 11,753 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.01, for a total transaction of $1,363,465.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 166,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,319,957.37. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 11,753 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.01, for a total transaction of $1,363,465.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 166,537 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,319,957.37. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jason T. Liberty sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.63, for a total value of $6,981,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 153,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,365,763.71. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 8.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Royal Caribbean Cruises

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in RCL. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $323,251,000. Eagle Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $79,392,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 24,917,423 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,295,891,000 after purchasing an additional 487,327 shares in the last quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the first quarter valued at approximately $66,279,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 476.1% in the third quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 470,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,381,000 after purchasing an additional 389,095 shares in the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.