Sienna Gestion Makes New $827,000 Investment in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Sienna Gestion purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $827,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Silvant Capital Management LLC grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Silvant Capital Management LLC now owns 285,010 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,495,000 after purchasing an additional 6,544 shares during the last quarter. Zinnia Wealth Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter worth $540,000. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 42,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,958,000 after purchasing an additional 1,815 shares during the last quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Panagora Asset Management Inc. now owns 133,549 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,249,000 after purchasing an additional 10,558 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 61,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,032,000 after purchasing an additional 3,856 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RCL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $377.00 to $348.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $313.24 on Tuesday. 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 firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $272.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $284.60. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a twelve month low of $232.10 and a twelve month high of $366.50. The firm has a market cap of $84.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.77.

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

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.9%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is currently 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.