Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Buys Shares of 7,256 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 7,256 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,027,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $693,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 16.1% in the second quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co. boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 918 shares of the company’s stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,824 shares of the company’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 39 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $376.00 to $341.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $275.00 to $334.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.05.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 356,026 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.39, for a total transaction of $113,355,118.14. Following the transaction, the director owned 16,681,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,311,186,488.54. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 6.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

NYSE:RCL opened at $267.37 on Wednesday. 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $269.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $281.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $71.71 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31, a P/E/G ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.77. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52-week low of $232.10 and a 52-week high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $2.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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 forecast that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The company 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 dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 36.61%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises 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.