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

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have assigned a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $27.80.

Several research firms recently commented on NCLH. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Up 0.0%

NCLH stock opened at $23.49 on Wednesday. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $24.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.59. Norwegian Cruise Line has a one year low of $14.21 and a one year high of $29.29. The stock has a market cap of $10.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.75 and a beta of 2.21.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.40 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.48 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.3% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 16.6% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 3,507 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 12.0% during the second quarter. AdvisorShares Investments LLC now owns 5,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after buying an additional 577 shares in the last quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.9% during the second quarter. Omnia Family Wealth LLC now owns 15,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 583 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.0% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after buying an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.