AMF Tjanstepension AB Buys 100,748 Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

AMF Tjanstepension AB boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 28.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 448,886 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 100,748 shares during the period. Royal Caribbean Cruises accounts for approximately 0.8% of AMF Tjanstepension AB’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. AMF Tjanstepension AB’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $125,203,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Montag A & Associates Inc. increased its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% during the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. SRH Advisors LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, GGM Financials LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

RCL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Barclays reduced their price objective on 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. Tigress Financial raised their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $376.00 to $341.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $321.00 to $309.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $347.21.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

RCL stock opened at $252.42 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $67.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.77. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1 year low of $232.60 and a 1 year high of $366.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $271.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $282.49.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.20 by $0.40. The firm had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.71 EPS. 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 forecast that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.50 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s payout ratio is 36.61%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 356,026 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.39, for a total transaction of $113,355,118.14. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,681,386 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,311,186,488.54. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold 1,451,597 shares of company stock worth $458,439,930 in the last quarter. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.