Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-three brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Nine research 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 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $27.9474.

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on NCLH shares. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. UBS Group upped their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 12th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Norwegian Cruise Line

In related news, CEO Harry Sommer acquired 25,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $18.52 per share, for a total transaction of $463,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 720,728 shares in the company, valued at $13,347,882.56. This trade represents a 3.59% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Zillah Byng-Thorne bought 29,008 shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $18.11 per share, for a total transaction of $525,334.88. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 66,017 shares in the company, valued at $1,195,567.87. This represents a 78.38% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have acquired 90,029 shares of company stock valued at $1,663,575. 0.41% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Norwegian Cruise Line

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ariel Investments LLC raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 126.8% in the 1st quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 9,081,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,179,000 after acquiring an additional 5,077,531 shares during the last quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the first quarter valued at $69,877,000. Freestone Grove Partners LP grew its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 338.8% in the third quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP now owns 3,690,333 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,893,000 after purchasing an additional 2,849,349 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter valued at $49,620,000. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 626.3% during the third quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,771,061 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,251,000 after buying an additional 2,389,540 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE NCLH opened at $19.23 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $20.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.00. The company has a market capitalization of $8.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.14, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.11. 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 6.22, a current ratio of 0.19 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.03. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 55.51% and a net margin of 6.85%.The company had revenue of $2.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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. Sell-side analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.48 EPS for the current fiscal 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.