WINTON GROUP Ltd Acquires 4,537 Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 22.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 24,710 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,537 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $6,892,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Montag A & Associates Inc. increased its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% in the fourth quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. SRH Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, GGM Financials LLC purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on RCL. Citigroup cut their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $377.00 to $348.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $410.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. UBS Group decreased their price target on 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. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of RCL stock opened at $280.85 on Friday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1-year low of $232.10 and a 1-year high of $366.50. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $271.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $283.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $75.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share 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 period in the previous year, the business earned $2.71 EPS. 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. On average, research analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared 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. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is presently 36.61%.

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.