MUFG Securities EMEA plc Buys 5,562 Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

MUFG Securities EMEA plc increased its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 115.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,397 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,562 shares during the quarter. MUFG Securities EMEA plc’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $2,900,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,066,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,728,810,000 after purchasing an additional 461,990 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 49.3% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 117,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,931,000 after acquiring an additional 38,698 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 19.0% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 39,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,659,000 after acquiring an additional 6,253 shares in the last quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1,231.6% in the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 20,173 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,528,000 after acquiring an additional 18,658 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First National Bank of Omaha purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the third quarter worth about $3,182,000. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

NYSE:RCL opened at $289.48 on Tuesday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a one year low of $232.10 and a one year high of $366.50. 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 has a market cap of $77.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.66, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $269.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $282.45.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 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 company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. Research analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 EPS for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.61%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on RCL. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $304.00 price target on the stock. Tigress Financial upped their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.79.

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.