Securian Asset Management Inc. Sells 5,245 Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Securian Asset Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 43.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 6,896 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,245 shares during the quarter. Securian Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $1,923,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of RCL. Capital International Investors boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 32,949,976 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,662,989,000 after acquiring an additional 308,330 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,253,450 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,438,292,000 after acquiring an additional 187,283 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,576,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,433,052,000 after acquiring an additional 84,202 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,474,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,785,000 after acquiring an additional 65,714 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 1,416,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $458,221,000 after acquiring an additional 62,803 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Shares of RCL stock opened at $263.80 on Tuesday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a twelve month low of $232.60 and a twelve month high of $366.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.77. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $275.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $284.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. 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. On average, analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.29 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is 36.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $376.00 to $341.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, January 30th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $351.42.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 245,476 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $311.54, for a total transaction of $76,475,593.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 16,435,910 shares in the company, valued at $5,120,443,401.40. This represents a 1.47% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Laura H. Bethge sold 7,854 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $326.21, for a total value of $2,562,053.34. Following the sale, the insider owned 32,786 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,695,121.06. This trade represents a 19.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,967,319 shares of company stock worth $626,681,935 in the last three months. 6.44% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.