Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.11 compared to its previous closing price of 234.82. However, the company has seen a gain of 12.64% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-11-09 that These stocks may have done well this year, but here’s the case for owning them for another two decades or more.
Is It Worth Investing in Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) Right Now?
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 24.94x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.60. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 10 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for RCL is 247.62M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.57% of that float. On November 13, 2024, the average trading volume of RCL was 1.85M shares.
RCL’s Market Performance
RCL’s stock has seen a 12.64% increase for the week, with a 20.65% rise in the past month and a 55.47% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.91%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.69% for Royal Caribbean Group. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 13.02% for RCL’s stock, with a 53.44% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RCL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RCL stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for RCL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for RCL in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $253 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Mizuho, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RCL reach a price target of $164. The rating they have provided for RCL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 17th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to RCL, setting the target price at $162 in the report published on March 13th of the current year.
RCL Trading at 25.52% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RCL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 1.05% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.69%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.91%, as shares surge +17.29% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +48.71% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RCL rose by +12.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +86.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $210.07. In addition, Royal Caribbean Group saw 83.35% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RCL starting from Kulovaara Harri U, who sale 19,385 shares at the price of $209.58 back on Nov 05 ’24. After this action, Kulovaara Harri U now owns 25,604 shares of Royal Caribbean Group, valued at $4,062,662 using the latest closing price.
HARRI KULOVAARA, the Officer of Royal Caribbean Group, proposed sale 19,385 shares at $209.58 during a trade that took place back on Nov 05 ’24, which means that HARRI KULOVAARA is holding shares at $4,062,662 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RCL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.26 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Royal Caribbean Group stands at 0.16. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 45.40, with 7.45 for asset returns.
Based on Royal Caribbean Group (RCL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.96. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.34 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.25. The receivables turnover for the company is 36.41for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.19.
Conclusion
To sum up, Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
