33,364 Shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Acquired by Savoir Faire Capital Management L.P.

Savoir Faire Capital Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 33,364 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,306,000. Royal Caribbean Cruises comprises approximately 4.4% of Savoir Faire Capital Management L.P.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted 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 worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. EWA LLC increased its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.6% during the third quarter. EWA LLC now owns 794 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co. raised its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Diversified Trust Co. now owns 918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $256,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting Royal Caribbean Cruises

Here are the key news stories impacting Royal Caribbean Cruises this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results beat expectations — RCL reported adjusted EPS of $3.60 (vs. ~$3.20 est.) and revenue roughly in line, driven by stronger pricing and record bookings; investors reacted positively to the beat. PR News Q1 Release
• Positive Sentiment: Demand and bookings remain robust — Management and multiple analyst write-ups pointed to strong consumer demand and a rebound in Mediterranean bookings after earlier disruptions, supporting revenue momentum. TravelPulse: Mediterranean Bookings
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns and cost offsets — RCL returned roughly $1.1B to shareholders in Q1 via $836M buybacks and $270M dividends; management also cited lower non‑fuel costs and JV performance helping results. Yahoo Finance Q1 Summary
• Neutral Sentiment: Investor materials and transcripts available — Full earnings transcript and slide deck give details on itinerary changes, fleet movements and margin drivers for those modeling near‑term results. Investor Slide Deck
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call color — Management described safe repositioning of ships and said the primary financial impact from the Middle East conflict has been higher fuel; useful context but not new guidance. TipRanks Call Highlights
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance trimmed on rising fuel costs — RCL set FY2026 adjusted EPS to $17.10–$17.50 (prior range roughly $17.70–$18.10), citing higher fuel costs tied to Middle East tensions — a direct headwind to margins. Reuters: Cuts Forecast
• Negative Sentiment: Q2 outlook softer than some estimates — Management gave Q2 EPS guidance of $3.83–$3.93 versus a higher consensus, signaling quarter‑to‑quarter pressure from fuel and certain itinerary changes. Quartz: Guidance & Fuel

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 356,026 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.39, for a total value of $113,355,118.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,681,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,311,186,488.54. This represents a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Jason T. Liberty sold 90,910 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.81, for a total transaction of $29,710,297.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 218,822 shares in the company, valued at approximately $71,513,217.82. The trade was a 29.35% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,967,319 shares of company stock valued at $626,681,935. Corporate insiders own 6.95% of the company’s stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Up 4.0%

RCL stock opened at $264.07 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a 50-day moving average of $279.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $285.81. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52-week low of $217.42 and a 52-week high of $366.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.77, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.06% and a net margin of 23.80%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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, equities research analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.35 EPS for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 6th were given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 6th. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.3%. This is an increase from Royal Caribbean Cruises’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.00. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 38.44%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on RCL. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $275.00 to $334.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $383.00 to $349.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $352.89.

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.