We're taking a closer look at Royal Caribbean Cruises today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 5.0% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide.
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Royal Caribbean Cruises has moved 105.6% over the last year compared to 31.4% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of 74.2%
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RCL has an average analyst rating of buy and is 4.98% away from its mean target price of $183.36 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $9.17
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Royal Caribbean Cruises has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.0 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $13.43 and its forward P/E ratio is 14.3
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RCL has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.53, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 8.25 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 4.74
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Royal Caribbean Cruises is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.6 and an average P/B of 3.19
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Royal Caribbean Cruises has on average reported free cash flows of $-1823828333.3 over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 17.8%