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Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$230.03 +9.26 (+4.19%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$226.83 -3.20 (-1.39%)
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About Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock (NYSE:RCL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$223.80
$230.22
50-Day Range
$177.60
$246.04
52-Week Range
$130.08
$277.08
Volume
2.21 million shs
Average Volume
2.29 million shs
Market Capitalization
$62.47 billion
P/E Ratio
21.52
Dividend Yield
1.30%
Price Target
$272.55
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

RCL MarketRank™: 

Royal Caribbean Cruises scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 276 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Royal Caribbean Cruises are expected to grow by 17.85% in the coming year, from $14.90 to $17.56 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 21.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.01.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 21.52, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 16.83.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a PEG Ratio of 0.90. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a P/B Ratio of 8.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.36% of the float of Royal Caribbean Cruises has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Royal Caribbean Cruises has recently decreased by 5.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Royal Caribbean Cruises pays a meaningful dividend of 1.36%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Royal Caribbean Cruises does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Royal Caribbean Cruises is 24.92%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Royal Caribbean Cruises will have a dividend payout ratio of 17.08% next year. This indicates that Royal Caribbean Cruises will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.36% of the float of Royal Caribbean Cruises has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Royal Caribbean Cruises has recently decreased by 5.36%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Royal Caribbean Cruises has a news sentiment score of 0.87. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles for Royal Caribbean Cruises this week, compared to 21 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 41 people have searched for RCL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -23% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    29 people have added Royal Caribbean Cruises to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 142% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Royal Caribbean Cruises insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $28,571,705.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 7.95% of the stock of Royal Caribbean Cruises is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    87.53% of the stock of Royal Caribbean Cruises is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Royal Caribbean Cruises' insider trading history.
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RCL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Royal Caribbean Cruises' stock was trading at $230.69 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, RCL shares have decreased by 0.3% and is now trading at $230.03.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The company reported $2.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.53 by $0.18. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises' Board of Directors authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 12th 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 1.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Royal Caribbean Cruises subsidiaries include these companies: Silversea Cruises Ltd, Celebrity Cruises Inc., and RCL Cruises Ltd..

Top institutional investors of Royal Caribbean Cruises include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.10%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.52%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.22%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Arne Alexander Wilhelmsen, Richard D Fain, Jason T Liberty, Michael W Bayley, Naftali Holtz, Vagn O Sorensen, Harri U Kulovaara, Laura H Bethge, Maritza Gomez Montiel and Henry L Pujol.
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Shares of RCL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Royal Caribbean Cruises investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Netflix (NFLX) and ServiceNow (NOW).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/4 Dividend
3/07/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend
3/07/2025
Dividend Payable
4/04/2025
Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Today
5/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Water transportation
Sub-Industry
Hotels Resorts & Cruise Lines
Current Symbol
NYSE:RCL
Employees
102,500
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$272.55
High Stock Price Target
$330.00
Low Stock Price Target
$220.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.90
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
21.52
Forward P/E Ratio
15.44
P/E Growth
0.9
Net Income
$2.88 billion
Pretax Margin
17.57%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.76 billion
Cash Flow
$17.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.29
Book Value
$28.74 per share
Price / Book
8.00

Miscellaneous

Free Float
247,733,000
Market Cap
$62.47 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.12

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This page (NYSE:RCL) was last updated on 5/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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