Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $4.04 per share and revenue of $4.54 billion for the quarter. Royal Caribbean Cruises has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 4.000-4.100 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 14.550-15.550 EPS.

Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $2.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.53 by $0.18. The company had revenue of $4 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.02 billion. Royal Caribbean Cruises had a net margin of 19.38% and a return on equity of 47.89%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.77 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Royal Caribbean Cruises to post $15 EPS for the current fiscal year and $18 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Stock Performance

NYSE:RCL opened at $339.20 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.21, a quick ratio of 0.15 and a current ratio of 0.18. The company has a fifty day moving average of $279.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $244.46. The stock has a market capitalization of $92.11 billion, a PE ratio of 28.17, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 2.17. Royal Caribbean Cruises has a fifty-two week low of $130.08 and a fifty-two week high of $347.08.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 4th were given a $0.75 dividend. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.88%. Royal Caribbean Cruises’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.92%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Royal Caribbean Cruises news, Director Richard D. Fain sold 19,600 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $253.10, for a total transaction of $4,960,760.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 165,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $41,868,055.10. This trade represents a 10.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 6.95% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Royal Caribbean Cruises stock. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE:RCL) by 40.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 20,918 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,063 shares during the quarter. Woodline Partners LP’s holdings in Royal Caribbean Cruises were worth $4,297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 87.53% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on RCL. Northcoast Research began coverage on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Friday, April 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $279.00 target price for the company. UBS Group set a $311.00 target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $290.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $390.00 target price (up from $318.00) on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Macquarie reduced their target price on shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises from $300.00 to $265.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $297.50.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Company Profile

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.