Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich Reduces Stock Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich cut its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 9.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 31,142 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,128 shares during the period. Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd Zurich’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $8,738,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $693,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 6.4% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. EWA LLC grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter. EWA LLC now owns 794 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 252 shares of the company’s stock valued at $79,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Maritza Gomez Montiel sold 1,385 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.18, for a total value of $453,144.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 12,849 shares in the company, valued at $4,203,935.82. This represents a 9.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 245,476 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $311.54, for a total transaction of $76,475,593.04. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,435,910 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,120,443,401.40. The trade was a 1.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 1,640,836 shares of company stock valued at $519,971,328 over the last 90 days. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays cut their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 1st. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $275.00 to $334.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Wednesday, March 25th. Mizuho set a $380.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $350.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Up 0.5%

Royal Caribbean Cruises stock opened at $265.63 on Friday. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.60 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $273.11 and its 200-day moving average is $283.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $71.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.21, a PEG ratio of 0.92 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 earnings per share 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 firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.46 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.71 earnings per share. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s quarterly revenue 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 analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.29 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a dividend of $1.50 per share. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio 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.