William Blair Has Positive Forecast for RCL Q1 Earnings

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Analysts at William Blair increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now expects that the company will earn $2.55 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.41. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $15.00 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $14.99 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $250.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $210.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $245.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Macquarie raised their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $250.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $190.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 8th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $274.19.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Down 3.0 %

Shares of RCL opened at $266.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.39. The stock has a market cap of $71.65 billion, a PE ratio of 24.93, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 2.59. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 1 year low of $113.10 and a 1 year high of $277.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $239.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $201.20.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.13. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 17.46% and a return on equity of 48.97%. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.25 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Royal Caribbean Cruises

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Plato Investment Management Ltd acquired a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $27,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. increased its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 257.4% during the 3rd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In related news, EVP Harri U. Kulovaara sold 3,256 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $234.62, for a total transaction of $763,922.72. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 22,348 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,243,287.76. The trade was a 12.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 230,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $233.62, for a total transaction of $53,732,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 18,556,860 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,335,253,633.20. This trade represents a 1.22 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 372,609 shares of company stock worth $87,647,208 in the last quarter. 7.95% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 27th were paid a $0.55 dividend. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 27th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.58%.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of February 21, 2024, it operated 65 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.