Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL)’s stock price has decreased by -1.03 compared to its previous closing price of 207.58. However, the company has seen a -8.86% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. youtube.com reported 2025-03-31 that David Katz, Jefferies analyst, joins ‘The Exchange’ to discuss the winning sectors for the consumer trade-down and why he’s bullish on cruises.
Is It Worth Investing in Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) is 19.49x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for RCL is 2.26. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RCL is 244.64M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.12% of that float. On April 01, 2025, RCL’s average trading volume was 2.70M shares.
RCL’s Market Performance
RCL’s stock has seen a -8.86% decrease for the week, with a -16.52% drop in the past month and a -13.59% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.79% for Royal Caribbean Group The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -4.41% for RCL’s stock, with a 1.29% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RCL
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see RCL reach a price target of $262. The rating they have provided for RCL stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on March 27th, 2025.
Loop Capital gave a rating of “Buy” to RCL, setting the target price at $250 in the report published on March 05th of the current year.
RCL Trading at -13.49% 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 -25.86% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.00%, as shares sank -14.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -11.93% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RCL fell by -8.86%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +34.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $214.91. In addition, Royal Caribbean Group saw -10.95% 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 Liberty Jason T, who sale 58,000 shares at the price of $261.95 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Liberty Jason T now owns 143,214 shares of Royal Caribbean Group, valued at $15,193,336 using the latest closing price.
Holtz Naftali, the Chief Financial Officer of Royal Caribbean Group, sale 17,000 shares at $261.62 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Holtz Naftali is holding 42,127 shares at $4,447,528 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RCL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.43 for the gross margin
The net margin for Royal Caribbean Group stands at 0.17. The total capital return value is set at 0.15. Equity return is now at value 46.85, with 7.97 for asset returns.
Based on Royal Caribbean Group (RCL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.73 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.25. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.75. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 44.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.17.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “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.
