Royal Caribbean Cruises Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:RCL)

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Monday. Traders acquired 26,614 put options on the stock. This is an increase of 227% compared to the typical volume of 8,142 put options.

Insider Buying and Selling at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In other news, CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 12,811 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $14,313,399.03. The trade was a 22.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 6.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Royal Caribbean Cruises

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 40.8% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 20,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,297,000 after purchasing an additional 6,063 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter worth approximately $1,762,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 5.4% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,494,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the second quarter valued at approximately $357,000. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 3.0%

RCL stock traded down $8.26 during trading on Monday, reaching $271.15. 550,917 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,494,043. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $302.18 and its 200 day moving average is $289.77. The firm has a market cap of $72.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a twelve month low of $232.10 and a twelve month high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.98 by $0.23. The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.82 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 23.54%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.38 earnings per share. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Royal Caribbean Cruises will post 17.78 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on RCL shares. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $367.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $410.00 to $415.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $361.00 to $388.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Freedom Capital downgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped 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. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $353.40.

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.