Wedbush analyst James Hardiman told investors in a research note that while he believes the risk surrounding capacity concerns and the general health of the Caribbean market is real, it is unlikely to threaten cruise companies' abilities to achieve previously communicated guidance. While March pricing for Royal Caribbean (RCL) and Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) was flat to down, Hardiman noted that it did show sequential improvement on both a year-over-year and two-year average basis, adding that Carnival (CCL) saw positive pricing growth, though the growth has decelerated sequentially. Hardiman continues to rate Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Outperform and Carnival Neutral, with price targets of $145, $65, and $71, respectively, and says Norwegian remains on the firm's Best Ideas List, as it has the least amount of exposure to the Caribbean market and major exposure to the "hot" European market.

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Sees Q2 fuel consumption 416,000 metric tons.

Reports Q1 revenue $3.7B, consensus $3.69B. Load factors in the first quarter were 107%. "Wow, what a great start to the year! Demand for our leading brands and the incredible experiences they deliver continues to be very robust, resulting in outperformance in the first quarter, a further increase of full year earnings guidance, and 60% expected earnings growth year over year," said Jason Liberty, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group. "Building on this momentum, we expect to achieve all our Trifecta financial goals in 2024, which allows us to focus on a new era of growth to drive long-term shareholder returns and take a greater share of the rapidly growing $1.9 trillion global vacation market."

Notable companies reporting before tomorrow's open, with earnings consensus, include Merck (MRK), consensus $1.87... Caterpillar (CAT), consensus $5.14... Comcast (CMSCA), consensus 99c... Honeywell (HON), consensus $2.17... Bristol-Myers (BMY), consensus ($4.44)... Altria (MO), consensus $1.15... Keurig Dr. Pepper (KDP), consensus 35c... GE Vernova (GEV), consensus (37c)... Royal Caribbean (RCL), consensus $1.33... Tractor Supply (TSCO), consensus $1.72... Mobileye (MBLY), consensus (6c)... Textron (TXT), consensus $1.23... LabCorp (LH), consensus $3.48... Southwest Airlines (LUV), consensus (34c)... American Airlines (AAL), consensus (29c)... Harley-Davidson (HOG), consensus $1.51.