Bayforest Capital Ltd lessened its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH – Free Report) by 39.8% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,867 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,236 shares during the quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd’s holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $35,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 6.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,536,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,136,000 after purchasing an additional 92,772 shares in the last quarter. Optimize Financial Inc boosted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 13.1% during the first quarter. Optimize Financial Inc now owns 33,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $643,000 after purchasing an additional 3,937 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 40.7% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 37,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $704,000 after purchasing an additional 10,743 shares in the last quarter. MBB Public Markets I LLC bought a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the first quarter worth $301,000. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 149.8% in the 1st quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 584,938 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,090,000 after acquiring an additional 350,811 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.
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Analyst Ratings Changes
NCLH has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Citigroup boosted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.60.
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Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance
NYSE NCLH opened at $26.68 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05. The company has a market capitalization of $12.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.40, a P/E/G ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 2.19. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 12-month low of $14.21 and a 12-month high of $29.29. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $24.25 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.54.
Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share 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 firm 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 company posted $0.40 EPS. The business’s revenue 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. Analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current year.
About Norwegian Cruise Line
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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.
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