73,845 Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Acquired by Centiva Capital LP

Centiva Capital LP acquired a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 73,845 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,900,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter worth about $27,000. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the fourth quarter valued at about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 176.0% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,159 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 739 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NCLH has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Monday, March 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. Tigress Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. StockNews.com lowered Norwegian Cruise Line from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 3rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Thursday, March 27th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $21.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Norwegian Cruise Line currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $26.05.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE NCLH traded up $0.09 on Tuesday, reaching $19.24. The stock had a trading volume of 9,162,610 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,711,461. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $17.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.34. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. 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 10.35, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The company has a market cap of $8.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.09.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 99.31% and a net margin of 5.87%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.16 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 EPS for the current 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.