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Royal Caribbean

272.39 USD
+4.61
1.72%
At close Jun 20, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
273.00
+0.61
0.22%
1 day
1.72%
5 days
6.44%
1 month
9.31%
3 months
26.86%
6 months
14.24%
Year to date
18.94%
1 year
81.34%
5 years
425.24%
10 years
234.71%
 

About: Royal Caribbean is the world's second-largest cruise company by revenues, operating 67 ships across five global and partner brands in the cruise vacation industry. Brands the company operates include Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea. The company also has a 50% investment in a joint venture that operates TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises. The selection of brands in the portfolio allows Royal to compete on the basis of innovation, quality of ships and service, variety of itineraries, choice of destinations, and price. The company completed the divestiture of its Azamara brand in 2021 and plans to launch its new Celebrity River Cruise brand in 2027.

Employees: 106,000

0
Funds holding %
of 7,302 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 11 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

42% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 439 | Existing positions reduced: 309

36% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 152 | Existing positions closed: 112

16% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.52B | Put options by funds: $1.31B

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,020 [Q4 2024] → 1,036 (+16) [Q1 2025]

0.09% more ownership

Funds ownership: 79.26% [Q4 2024] → 79.35% (+0.09%) [Q1 2025]

11% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $49.6B [Q4 2024] → $43.9B (-$5.7B) [Q1 2025]

14% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2024] → 12 (-2) [Q1 2025]

Research analyst outlook

11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$230
16%
downside
Avg. target
$274
1%
upside
High target
$318
17%
upside

11 analyst ratings

positive
82%
neutral
18%
negative
0%
Citigroup
James Hardiman
17%upside
$318
Buy
Maintained
5 Jun 2025
Stifel
Steven Wieczynski
14%upside
$310
Buy
Maintained
4 Jun 2025
Loop Capital
Laura Champine
6%upside
$290
Buy
Maintained
3 Jun 2025
UBS
Robin Farley
14%upside
$311
Buy
Maintained
20 May 2025
Truist Securities
Patrick Scholes
1%upside
$275
Buy
Maintained
19 May 2025

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 26 articles about RCL published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 day ago
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Neutral
PRNewsWire
3 days ago
ROYAL CARIBBEAN WILL AMP UP MEMORY-MAKING ON OVATION, HARMONY AND LIBERTY OF THE SEAS IN 2026
The three  game-changing ships will be decked out with bolder thrills, unmatched chill and more ways to dine and drink MIAMI , June 18, 2025  /PRNewswire/ -- Royal Caribbean is tripling the adventure in 2026 when it debuts three newly amplified vacations on Ovation , Harmony and Liberty of the Seas . The fan-favorite ships are set to be reimagined with bold new experiences while visiting must-see destinations across Alaska, Europe and the Caribbean.
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Neutral
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Positive
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