AXQ Capital LP Invests $1.13 Million in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 4,042 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,127,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in RCL. Montag A & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 184.4% in the 4th quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 91 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Ares Financial Consulting LLC acquired a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. SRH Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Royal Caribbean Cruises during the 4th quarter worth $28,000. Tucker Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, GGM Financials LLC acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the third quarter worth about $33,000. 87.53% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

RCL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $410.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, May 1st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $349.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Truist Financial cut their price objective on 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $296.00 price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Tigress Financial lifted their price target on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $415.00 to $425.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 6th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $344.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

NYSE RCL opened at $290.74 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.96. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $232.10 and a fifty-two week high of $366.50. The business has a fifty day moving average of $269.86 and a 200-day moving average of $282.45. The stock has a market cap of $77.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The company reported $3.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.20 by $0.40. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 in the prior year, the firm posted $2.71 earnings per share. 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, analysts predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 given a $1.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 3rd. This represents a $6.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.1%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.61%.

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.