PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators Purchases Shares of 9,870 Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

PBU The Pension Fund of Early Childhood & Youth Educators purchased a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 9,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,753,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.2% during the 4th 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 grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Waterloo Capital L.P. grew 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 valued at $332,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC grew 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 valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. 87.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Down 4.2%

NYSE:RCL opened at $280.85 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $271.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $283.13. 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 Ltd. has a 12 month low of $232.10 and a 12 month high of $366.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.33 billion, a PE ratio of 17.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.77.

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 return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The company had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue 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. Research analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.61%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Monday, June 1st. They set a “hold” rating and a $304.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.79.

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.