Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL Stock Holdings Increased by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 2.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,957,044 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 38,748 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $538,393,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $907,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Nelson Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the first quarter valued at about $2,410,000. SEB Asset Management AB bought a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $16,509,000. Swiss National Bank grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 7.5% in the first quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 760,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,224,000 after acquiring an additional 53,200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mediolanum International Funds Ltd increased its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 8.3% during the first quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd now owns 30,711 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,027,000 after buying an additional 2,344 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

RCL opened at $286.58 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $287.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $288.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.86 billion, a PE ratio of 17.48, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52 week low of $232.10 and a 52 week 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 the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. 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. As a group, analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd were given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.61%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on RCL. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Barclays cut their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $360.00 to $361.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 22nd. BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $370.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two 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 company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $346.80.

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.