Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Takes $2.24 Million Position in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. $RCL

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 7,055 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,240,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in RCL. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC increased its position in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Pinnacle Wealth Management Advisory Group LLC now owns 2,485 shares of the company's stock worth $693,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the period. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. AlphaStar Capital Management LLC now owns 779 shares of the company's stock worth $217,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares during the period. Kestra Investment Management LLC raised its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 1,208 shares of the company's stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Waterloo Capital L.P. now owns 1,191 shares of the company's stock valued at $332,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, REAP Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises by 16.8% in the 4th quarter. REAP Financial Group LLC now owns 243 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. 87.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on RCL. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $410.00 to $415.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 29th. TD Cowen dropped their target price on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $350.00 to $337.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 15th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Royal Caribbean Cruises from $361.00 to $388.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 29th. Zacks Research raised Royal Caribbean Cruises from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, William Blair restated an "outperform" rating on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $353.40.

Insider Transactions at Royal Caribbean Cruises

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 12,811 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.99, for a total value of $4,048,147.89. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 45,297 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,313,399.03. The trade was a 22.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 6.44% of the company's stock.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Trading Down 1.7%

RCL opened at $279.93 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.03. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has a 52 week low of $232.10 and a 52 week high of $366.50. The business's 50 day moving average is $302.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $290.18. The firm has a market cap of $74.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.30, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.77.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 28th. The company reported $4.21 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.98 by $0.23. The business had revenue of $4.83 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.82 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a return on equity of 43.33% and a net margin of 23.54%.The company's revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.38 earnings per share. 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 predict that Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will post 17.78 EPS for the current year.

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.

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