Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.32x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for RCL is 2.13. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 6 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for RCL is 244.64M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.65% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of RCL on April 15, 2025 was 3.00M shares.
RCL) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has surged by 0.68 when compared to previous closing price of 191.82, but the company has seen a 7.18% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-15 that Royal Caribbean continues to demonstrate strong underlying business momentum, supported by record bookings.
RCL’s Market Performance
RCL’s stock has risen by 7.18% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -11.98% and a quarterly drop of -15.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.45% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.33% for Royal Caribbean Group The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.13% for RCL’s stock, with a -5.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RCL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RCL stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for RCL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for RCL in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $230 based on the research report published on March 31, 2025 of the current year 2025.
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 -14.05% 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 -30.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.45%, as shares sank -4.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.77% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RCL rose by +7.46%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +20.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $203.59. In addition, Royal Caribbean Group saw -16.28% 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 4.41. 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
In conclusion, Royal Caribbean Group (RCL) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. 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.
