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Key Considerations Before Investing in Royal Caribbean Cruises

Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Royal Caribbean Cruises moved -0.4% today, and are now trading at a price of $214.23. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,439,343 compared to its average volume of 2,624,953. The S&P 500 index returned a -0.0% performance.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates as a cruise company worldwide. The company is based in Miami and has 105,950 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $57,655,500,800. Royal Caribbean Cruises currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.4% per year.

22 analysts are following Royal Caribbean Cruises and have set target prices ranging from $185.0 to $330.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, RCL is trading -23.85% away from its average analyst target price of $281.34 per share.

Over the last year, RCL's share price has increased by 58.4%, which represents a difference of 50.1% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $277.08 per share whereas its 52 week low is $125.06. Royal Caribbean Cruises has averaged free cash flows of $-1823828333.3 over the last 5 years, but they have been increasing at a rate of 17.8%. Nonetheless, more cautious investors will probably avoid this stock until the business becomes firmly cash positive.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023 4,477,000 3,897,000 580,000 126.02
2022 481,000 2,710,000 -2,229,000 45.74
2021 -1,878,000 2,230,000 -4,108,000 27.89
2020 -3,731,653 1,965,131 -5,696,784 -923.59
2019 3,716,366 3,024,663 691,703 482.39
2018 3,479,139 3,660,028 -180,889
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