Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL)

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/15/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $383.00 to $349.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $350.00 to $321.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/13/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $371.00 to $350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/10/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $361.00 to $351.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $330.00 to $310.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $376.00 to $341.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/25/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 3/24/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $318.00 to $327.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/16/2026 – Royal Caribbean Cruises had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $371.00 to $376.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were issued a $1.50 dividend. This is a boost from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is presently 38.44%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 356,026 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $318.39, for a total value of $113,355,118.14. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 16,681,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,311,186,488.54. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jason T. Liberty sold 90,910 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $326.81, for a total transaction of $29,710,297.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 218,822 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $71,513,217.82. This trade represents a 29.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 1,967,319 shares of company stock valued at $626,681,935. 6.95% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.