Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $27.80.

Several research firms have recently weighed in on NCLH. Citigroup boosted their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 147.7% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,880 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 1,121 shares during the period. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,928.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 1,928 shares during the period. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE:NCLH opened at $24.31 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $10.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $24.86 and its 200-day moving average is $21.04. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 1-year low of $14.21 and a 1-year high of $29.29.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 59.88% and a net margin of 7.52%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current year.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a cruise company in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company operates through the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands. It offers itineraries ranging from three days to a 180-days calling on various ports, including Scandinavia, Northern Europe, the Mediterranean, the Greek Isles, Alaska, Canada and New England, Hawaii, Asia, Tahiti and the South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Africa, India, South America, the Panama Canal, and the Caribbean.