Meeder Advisory Services acquires Royal Caribbean stake
The investment firm added shares during the second quarter as the cruise company reported revenue growth and provided 2026 earnings guidance.
Meeder Advisory Services Inc. acquired 4,902 shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. during the second quarter, according to the firm’s most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The holding was valued at approximately $1,556,000.
Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.53% of Royal Caribbean stock.
Royal Caribbean reported quarterly earnings of $4.21 per share, compared with the analyst consensus estimate of $3.98. Quarterly revenue totaled $4.83 billion, compared with analyst expectations of $4.82 billion. The company reported that revenue increased 6.5% from the corresponding quarter in the prior year.
Royal Caribbean set fiscal-year 2026 earnings-per-share guidance at 17.730 to 17.870 and third-quarter 2026 guidance at 6.260 to 6.360 per share. CEO Michael W. Bayley sold 12,811 Royal Caribbean shares at an average price of $315.99, with a total value of $4,048,147.89.