Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Receives $27.95 Consensus PT from Analysts

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three research firms that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $28.1053.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group cut Norwegian Cruise Line from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $23.00 to $21.00 in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Research lowered Norwegian Cruise Line from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NCLH opened at $20.83 on Thursday. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52-week low of $14.21 and a 52-week high of $29.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.22. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.32, a P/E/G ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 2.11. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $20.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.05.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 6.85% and a return on equity of 55.51%. The company had revenue of $2.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.270-0.270 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.100-2.100 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Norwegian Cruise Line

In other Norwegian Cruise Line news, insider Jason Montague bought 13,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $18.81 per share, for a total transaction of $252,054.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 13,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $252,054. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Zillah Byng-Thorne purchased 29,008 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $18.11 per share, with a total value of $525,334.88. Following the purchase, the director owned 66,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,195,567.87. This trade represents a 78.38% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased a total of 90,029 shares of company stock valued at $1,663,575 in the last quarter. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,928.0% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 1,928 shares in the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 133.3% in the 2nd quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,284 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 1,305 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 81.9% during the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 902 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.