Sienna Gestion Makes New Investment in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Sienna Gestion purchased a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 2,952 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $827,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of RCL. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% during the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 36,165,358 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,088,156,000 after purchasing an additional 3,215,382 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter worth $456,752,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 25,747.4% in the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 1,202,161 shares of the company’s stock worth $335,307,000 after purchasing an additional 1,197,510 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 20,176,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,627,669,000 after purchasing an additional 920,042 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 135.0% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,306,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,925,000 after purchasing an additional 750,723 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 15th. One investment 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 issued 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 price target of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

NYSE:RCL opened at $313.24 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 market cap of $84.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $272.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $284.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 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 company earned $2.71 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly 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. Equities analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share 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. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.61%.

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.