Proficio Capital Partners LLC Invests $650,000 in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 2,047 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $650,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 9.8% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 36,165,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,088,156,000 after acquiring an additional 3,215,382 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises during the second quarter worth $6,549,422,000. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 20,176,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,627,669,000 after buying an additional 920,042 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 0.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,576,751 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,433,052,000 after acquiring an additional 84,202 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,054,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,961,758,000 after purchasing an additional 155,491 shares during the last quarter. 87.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 12,811 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total transaction of $4,048,147.89. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 45,297 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $14,313,399.03. The trade was a 22.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 6.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Up 0.1%

RCL stock opened at $265.99 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $299.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $288.26. The company has a market cap of $71.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 0.19 and a current ratio of 0.21. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $232.10 and a fifty-two week high of $362.79.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $4.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.98 by $0.23. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 23.54%.The firm had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.82 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.38 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its FY 2026 guidance at 17.730-17.870 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 6.260-6.360 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.78 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 17th will be paid a $1.50 dividend. This represents a $6.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 17th. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.08%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on RCL shares. Freedom Capital downgraded Royal Caribbean Cruises from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $361.00 to $388.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. BMO Capital Markets assumed coverage on Royal Caribbean Cruises in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $370.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $367.00 price objective on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $280.00 to $300.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Royal Caribbean Cruises presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $353.40.

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.