Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:RCL)

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report issued on Tuesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Kaushik now anticipates that the company will earn $1.96 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.80. The consensus estimate for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ current full-year earnings is $11.10 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Q4 2025 earnings at $2.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.97 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $14.71 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 25th. The company reported $1.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.44. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 51.54% and a net margin of 14.28%. The business had revenue of $3.73 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.69 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.23) earnings per share. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s revenue was up 29.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on RCL. Truist Financial upped their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $151.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $173.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 24th. Mizuho lifted their price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $164.00 to $168.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 26th. Argus increased their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $161.00 to $172.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 29th. Finally, Susquehanna lifted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $150.00 to $160.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, April 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $161.13.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE RCL opened at $159.48 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $147.39 and its 200-day moving average price is $133.58. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a one year low of $78.35 and a one year high of $162.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.04 billion, a PE ratio of 20.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 2.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.54, a current ratio of 0.19 and a quick ratio of 0.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 29,596,455 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,114,203,000 after purchasing an additional 286,868 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.5% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 25,409,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,532,143,000 after buying an additional 132,079 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the fourth quarter valued at about $323,251,000. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 760,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $98,534,000 after buying an additional 20,600 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 15.4% in the fourth quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 639,348 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,789,000 after buying an additional 85,545 shares during the period. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, Director Richard D. Fain sold 19,584 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.96, for a total transaction of $3,015,152.64. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 179,117 shares in the company, valued at $27,576,853.32. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, Director Richard D. Fain sold 19,584 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.96, for a total value of $3,015,152.64. Following the transaction, the director now owns 179,117 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $27,576,853.32. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Henry L. Pujol sold 9,944 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.23, for a total value of $1,404,391.12. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 16,687 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,356,705.01. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 152,884 shares of company stock worth $22,052,985. Insiders own 7.95% of the company’s stock.

About Royal Caribbean Cruises

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.