Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) Stock Rating Upgraded by BMO Capital Markets

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on RCL. Loop Capital started coverage on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Monday, June 1st. They set a “hold” rating and a $304.00 target price for the company. Stifel Nicolaus set a $410.00 price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $360.00 to $361.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Freedom Capital upgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $346.80.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE RCL opened at $282.07 on Tuesday. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 12 month low of $232.10 and a 12 month high of $366.50. The company has a market capitalization of $75.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.21, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.76. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $284.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $289.12. 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 issued its earnings results 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. 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 research analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Royal Caribbean Cruises

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of RCL. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 1,312 shares of the company’s stock worth $303,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 40.8% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 20,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,297,000 after buying an additional 6,063 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership purchased a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,762,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,494,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the period. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 2nd quarter valued at $357,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

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.