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

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

Several research analysts have weighed in on NCLH shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $17.00 price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “neutral” rating and set a $17.00 price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE NCLH opened at $14.74 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $18.08 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.82. The firm has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.22, a PEG ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.40, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 1 year low of $14.41 and a 1 year high of $26.73.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.65 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 41.38%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.51 earnings per share. 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 research analysts predict that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.37 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital International Investors lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 56,177,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,253,886,000 after purchasing an additional 3,728,929 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 valued at $271,951,000 after buying an additional 262,086 shares during the last quarter. Elliott Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the first quarter worth about $246,578,000. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,988.9% in the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 11,122,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,791,000 after buying an additional 10,589,799 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake 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 valued at $135,776,000 after acquiring an additional 518,790 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.