Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Invests $836,000 in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 2,999 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $836,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 135.0% in the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 1,306,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $366,925,000 after buying an additional 750,723 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 163.7% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,101,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,515,000 after buying an additional 683,896 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 560.9% in the 3rd quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 676,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,949,000 after buying an additional 574,256 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,066,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,728,810,000 after buying an additional 461,990 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 484.2% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 501,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,121,000 after buying an additional 415,267 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

Shares of RCL opened at $284.66 on Friday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a one year low of $232.10 and a one year high of $366.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $269.52 and a two-hundred day moving average of $282.14. The stock has a market cap of $76.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.37, a PEG ratio of 0.99 and a beta of 1.77. 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 (NYSE:RCL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The company had revenue of $4.45 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $2.71 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, equities research analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on RCL. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $380.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday. TD Cowen decreased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Mizuho set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.05.

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.