Westfield Capital Management Co. LP Has $125.14 Million Stock Holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 33.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 448,653 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 112,141 shares during the quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $125,138,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 15.0% in the 4th quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 10,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,830,000 after buying an additional 1,323 shares in the last quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 42,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,798,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares in the last quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 43.0% during the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 40,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,363,000 after purchasing an additional 12,241 shares in the last quarter. TD Asset Management Inc increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 29.7% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc now owns 877,659 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,797,000 after purchasing an additional 201,014 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 7,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,012,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Loop Capital assumed coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Monday. They set a “hold” rating and a $304.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $376.00 to $341.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $297.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. One 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Up 2.6%

RCL opened at $293.95 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.84 billion, a PE ratio of 17.93, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.77. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 1-year low of $232.10 and a 1-year high of $366.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $271.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $283.15.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 24.36% and a return on equity of 45.25%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 3rd will be paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.61%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises 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.