Handelsbanken Fonder AB Has $88.02 Million Stock Position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Handelsbanken Fonder AB lowered its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 17.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 315,584 shares of the company’s stock after selling 65,797 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $88,023,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.6% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,066,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,728,810,000 after purchasing an additional 461,990 shares in the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the third quarter valued at about $4,806,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 49.3% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 117,162 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,931,000 after purchasing an additional 38,698 shares in the last quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 19.0% in the third quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 39,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,659,000 after purchasing an additional 6,253 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1,231.6% in the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 20,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,528,000 after purchasing an additional 18,658 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, Director Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen sold 356,026 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $318.39, for a total value of $113,355,118.14. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 16,681,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,311,186,488.54. The trade was a 2.09% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders sold 1,451,597 shares of company stock valued at $458,439,930 over the last quarter. 6.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

Shares of RCL stock opened at $252.42 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $271.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $282.49. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a one year low of $232.60 and a one year high of $366.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $67.70 billion, a PE ratio of 15.40, a PEG ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 45.25% and a net margin of 24.36%.The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.46 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.71 earnings per share. The firm’s 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Dividend Announcement

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 issued a $1.50 dividend. 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 dividend payout ratio is presently 36.61%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms recently commented on RCL. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $318.00 to $327.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $410.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Barclays dropped their price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $351.00 to $340.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 price target on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $347.21.

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.