The stock of Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) has gone up by 0.58% for the week, with a -6.43% drop in the past month and a 17.39% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.69%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.67% for RCL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.49% for RCL’s stock, with a simple moving average of 29.19% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is above average at 24.13x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 2.59.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 14 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RCL is 244.35M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.00% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of RCL on January 15, 2025 was 1.89M shares.
RCL) stock’s latest price update
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL)’s stock price has soared by 1.10 in relation to previous closing price of 227.23. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.58% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-01-14 that Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Royal Caribbean (RCL). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.
Analysts’ Opinion of RCL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RCL stocks, with Bernstein repeating the rating for RCL by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for RCL in the upcoming period, according to Bernstein is $290 based on the research report published on November 26, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RCL reach a price target of $253, previously predicting the price at $204. The rating they have provided for RCL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on October 09th, 2024.
Mizuho gave a rating of “Buy” to RCL, setting the target price at $164 in the report published on April 17th of the previous year.
RCL Trading at -1.96% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.20% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.69%, as shares sank -5.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.26% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RCL rose by +0.58%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +64.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $233.19. In addition, Royal Caribbean Group saw -0.42% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RCL starting from Kulovaara Harri U, who sale 3,256 shares at the price of $234.62 back on Nov 20 ’24. After this action, Kulovaara Harri U now owns 22,348 shares of Royal Caribbean Group, valued at $763,923 using the latest closing price.
Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander, the Director of Royal Caribbean Group, sale 250,000 shares at $235.45 during a trade that took place back on Nov 20 ’24, which means that Wilhelmsen Arne Alexander is holding 18,306,860 shares at $58,861,479 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 0.23. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.47 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.16. 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
In a nutshell, Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
