NFSG Corp Trims Stock Position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

NFSG Corp lessened its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 84.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 346 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,917 shares during the period. NFSG Corp’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $95,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $693,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC raised its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 779 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC raised its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares during the period. Waterloo Capital L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 1,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $332,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 16.8% during the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 243 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on RCL shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $410.00 target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. TD Cowen lowered their target price on 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. Barclays cut their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $346.80.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE RCL opened at $294.45 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $286.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $288.91. 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 stock has a market cap of $78.97 billion, a PE ratio of 17.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.76. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.10 and a 1 year high of $366.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $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. Equities analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.