Compound Planning Inc. Buys New Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Compound Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 10,937 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $207,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Granahan Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter valued at $7,634,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 1st quarter valued at $1,645,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 5,467.9% in the 1st quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,374 shares of the company’s stock valued at $348,000 after acquiring an additional 18,044 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 41.4% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,881,398 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,408,000 after acquiring an additional 551,251 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Graham Capital Management L.P. increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 155.8% in the 4th quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. now owns 249,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,409,000 after acquiring an additional 151,705 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NCLH has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Truist Financial reduced their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 19th. Loop Capital reduced their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $24.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Macquarie reduced their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.50.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:NCLH opened at $25.43 on Friday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $11.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.53, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 2.24. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 12 month low of $14.21 and a 12 month high of $29.29. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $23.09 and its 200 day moving average is $20.61.

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

Norwegian Cruise Line Company Profile

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.