Aberdeen Group plc Has $548,000 Stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Key Points

• Aberdeen Group plc has significantly reduced its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. by 50.1%, now holding 27,043 shares valued at approximately $548,000 after selling 27,189 shares in the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors increased their positions in Norwegian Cruise Line, with Ariel Investments growing its stake by 126.8% during the first quarter, now owning over 9 million shares worth $172 million.
• Wall Street analysts are optimistic about Norwegian Cruise Line, with multiple firms raising their price targets and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." The average target price is set at $27.80.

Aberdeen Group plc lowered its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 50.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,043 shares of the company's stock after selling 27,189 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc's holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $548,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in NCLH. Ariel Investments LLC grew its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 126.8% during the first quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 9,081,170 shares of the company's stock worth $172,179,000 after buying an additional 5,077,531 shares in the last quarter. 59 North Capital Management LP bought a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line during the 1st quarter worth $69,877,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.7% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,477,606 shares of the company's stock worth $217,615,000 after acquiring an additional 2,122,501 shares in the last quarter. Atreides Management LP bought a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 1st quarter worth about $30,781,000. Finally, Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 1st quarter valued at about $18,427,000. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on NCLH shares. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $27.80.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

NCLH stock opened at $22.94 on Friday. 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 market cap of $10.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.82, a PEG ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 2.21. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $24.65 and a 200 day moving average of $21.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.40 earnings per share. Norwegian Cruise Line's quarterly 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 EPS for the current year.

Norwegian Cruise Line 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.

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