Brokerages Set Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Target Price at $27.80

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and three 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 $27.80.

Several equities analysts recently commented on NCLH shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Argus restated a “hold” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Bank of America upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, August 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NCLH. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Sentry Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 147.7% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,880 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121 shares during the period. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,928.0% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring 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 $24.21 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $24.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $20.97. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 1-year low of $14.21 and a 1-year high of $29.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market cap of $10.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.22.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 59.88% and a net margin of 7.52%.The company had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. Norwegian Cruise Line’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.48 EPS 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.