William Blair Has Bullish Estimate for RCL Q1 Earnings

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Investment analysts at William Blair boosted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note issued on Tuesday, January 28th. William Blair analyst S. Zackfia now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $2.55 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.41. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $15.00 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.85 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $5.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $14.99 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.50 by $0.13. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 48.97% and a net margin of 17.46%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.25 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on RCL. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $232.00 to $272.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Tigress Financial upped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $210.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Truist Financial increased their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $204.00 to $272.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $283.00 to $304.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $274.19.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Price Performance

Shares of RCL opened at $266.48 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.39. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $239.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $201.20. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a 1-year low of $113.10 and a 1-year high of $277.08. The company has a market cap of $71.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.93, a PEG ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 2.59.

Institutional Trading of Royal Caribbean Cruises

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 3rd quarter worth about $27,000. Bay Harbor Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 257.4% during the 3rd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 168 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 121 shares during the period. Finally, ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter worth approximately $40,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 139,353 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $237.89, for a total value of $33,150,685.17. Following the transaction, the director now owns 18,167,507 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,321,868,240.23. This trade represents a 0.76 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Harri U. Kulovaara sold 3,256 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $234.62, for a total value of $763,922.72. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 22,348 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,243,287.76. This represents a 12.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 372,609 shares of company stock worth $87,647,208. 7.95% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 27th were issued a $0.55 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 27th. This represents a $2.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.83%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.58%.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company Profile

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company operates cruises under the Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands, which comprise a range of itineraries. As of February 21, 2024, it operated 65 ships. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.