Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Receives $20.95 Average Price Target from Analysts

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) have earned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-three brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fifteen have issued a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and two have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $20.95.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on NCLH shares. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Barclays lowered their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $18.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Monday, August 3rd. TD Cowen raised Norwegian Cruise Line to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock opened at $14.12 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $17.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $18.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.83, a PEG ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.40. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52 week low of $14.07 and a 52 week high of $26.09.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.07. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 41.38%. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS. Norwegian Cruise Line’s revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.900-0.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.37 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 7.1% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 56,177,669 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,253,886,000 after purchasing an additional 3,728,929 shares in the last quarter. Elliott Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the 1st quarter worth approximately $246,578,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 12,205,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $271,951,000 after buying an additional 262,086 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 7.7% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 7,262,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,776,000 after purchasing an additional 518,790 shares during the period. Finally, Hound Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 50.0% in the first quarter. Hound Partners LLC now owns 5,713,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,835,000 after purchasing an additional 1,905,203 shares during the period. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is a global cruise company headquartered in Miami, Florida. Through its three brands—Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises—the company offers ocean voyages to destinations around the world, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand, and expedition regions.

Norwegian Cruise Line serves the contemporary and premium cruise markets and is known for its “Freestyle Cruising” approach, which emphasizes flexible dining and relaxed onboard experiences.