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How to buy Royal Caribbean Cruises shares
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) is a publicly traded travel services business based in the US which employs around 102,400 staff. Royal Caribbean Cruises is listed on the NYSE and traded in US dollars. Its current price of $110.73 is 29.9% up on its price a month ago ($85.27).
How to buy shares in Royal Caribbean Cruises online
- Choose a platform. If you're a beginner, our share trading table below can help you choose.
- Open your account. Provide your personal information and sign up.
- Confirm your payment details. You'll need to fund your account with a bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform for stock code: RCL in this case.
- Research shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
- Buy your shares. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares. It's that simple.
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Alternative ways to invest in Royal Caribbean Cruises
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Royal Caribbean Cruises), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Royal Caribbean Cruises is a major part of the NYSE, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| Icon | Fund | 5-year performance | 1-year performance (to October 2023) | Link to invest |
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 | Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) | 70.17% | 10.90% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) | 69.98% | 10.83% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) | 68.59% | 10.87% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
 | Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) | 68.24% | 10.73% | Capital at risk |
 | iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) | 68.20% | 10.73% | Invest with eToroCapital at risk |
 | SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) | 67.96% | 10.70% | Invest with IGCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Royal Caribbean Cruises stock?
Only you can make the decision on the time to leap... but here's some supporting information and analysis.
Use our graph to track the performance of RCL stocks over time.
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Royal Caribbean Cruises's shares have ranged in value from as little as $47.91 up to $112.95. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Royal Caribbean Cruises's is 2.46. This would suggest that Royal Caribbean Cruises's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $110.73
| 1 week (2023-11-24) | 6.01% |
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| 1 month (2023-11-01) | 29.86% |
| 3 months (2023-09-01) | 13.34% |
| 6 months (2023-06-01) | 28.41% |
| 1 year (2022-12-01) | 81.79% |
| 2 years (2021-12-01) | 72.29% |
| 3 years (2020-12-01) | 41.44% |
| 5 years (2018-12-01) | 2.05% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.
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Is Royal Caribbean Cruises under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Royal Caribbean Cruises P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Royal Caribbean Cruises's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Royal Caribbean Cruises shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 10, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Royal Caribbean Cruises's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
Royal Caribbean Cruises's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.3105. A PEG ratio over 1 can be interpreted as meaning shares are overvalued at the current rate of growth, or may anticipate an acceleration in growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Royal Caribbean Cruises's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Royal Caribbean Cruises's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
Royal Caribbean Cruises's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $3.8 billion (£3 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Royal Caribbean Cruises's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Carnival (CCL.LSE): £3.2 billion
- Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH.US): USD$1.4 billion
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