California State Teachers Retirement System Has $94.93 Million Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

California State Teachers Retirement System decreased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 2.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 344,960 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,983 shares during the quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $94,926,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Montag A & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% during the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, IMG Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Royal Caribbean Cruises News

Here are the key news stories impacting Royal Caribbean Cruises this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Profit outlook raised: Royal Caribbean reported second-quarter adjusted EPS of $4.21, above the roughly $3.99 consensus estimate, on $4.83 billion of revenue that was broadly in line with expectations. Strong close-in bookings, lower costs and contributions from joint ventures supported the beat. Royal Caribbean Group Reports Second Quarter Results Above Expectations and Raises Full Year Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: 2026 EPS guidance is above expectations: The company forecast adjusted full-year EPS of $17.73–$17.87, ahead of the approximately $17.32 analyst consensus, while maintaining expected net yield growth of 1.75%–2.25%. Third-quarter EPS guidance of $6.26–$6.36 was near consensus. Royal Caribbean Forecasts 2026 Adjusted EPS
• Positive Sentiment: Demand and capital returns remain supportive: Management cited record booking volumes and pricing, while buybacks totaling roughly $1 billion or more during the first half of 2026 provide additional per-share support. Fleet expansion, private destinations and river cruises are viewed as longer-term growth drivers. Royal Caribbean Growth Drivers Investors Should Watch Through 2028

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $361.00 to $388.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, UBS Group lowered their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $349.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

RCL opened at $324.04 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $86.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.76. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52-week low of $232.10 and a 52-week high of $366.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.21. The business’s fifty day moving average is $293.37 and its 200-day moving average is $289.53.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.98 by $0.23. The company had revenue of $4.83 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.82 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 23.54%.Royal Caribbean Cruises’s revenue was up 6.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.38 earnings per share. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.730-17.870 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 6.260-6.360 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were issued a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.61%.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

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.