Brokerages Set Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Target Price at $20.95

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

Several analysts have recently weighed in on NCLH shares. BMO Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $21.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Mizuho reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $17.00 price objective (down from $22.00) on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th.

Institutional Trading of Norwegian Cruise Line

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

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Up 2.1%

NYSE NCLH opened at $14.57 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.68. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.40. The firm has a market cap of $6.69 billion, a PE ratio of 9.11, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.88. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52 week low of $14.19 and a 52 week high of $26.09.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.65 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.51 earnings per share. Norwegian Cruise Line’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current year.

Norwegian Cruise Line Company Profile

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.