Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Grows Stock Holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Key Points

• Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. increased its position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. by 35.3%, acquiring 14,486 additional shares to hold a total of 55,477 shares worth approximately $1.05 million.
• Institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Norwegian Cruise Line, with Two Sigma Advisers LP raising its stake by 99.0% and Voloridge Investment Management LLC increasing by 3,403.3% in the last quarter.
• Norwegian Cruise Line's stock has seen a price target increase from various brokerages, with Mizuho raising its price objective to $29.00 while maintaining an "outperform" rating.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 35.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,477 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 14,486 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $1,045,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.2% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,960,561 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,023,092,000 after buying an additional 653,279 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,477,606 shares of the company's stock valued at $217,615,000 after acquiring an additional 2,122,501 shares during the period. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 99.0% in the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 7,689,200 shares of the company's stock worth $197,843,000 after purchasing an additional 3,824,600 shares in the last quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 4,491,644 shares of the company's stock worth $115,570,000 after purchasing an additional 642,380 shares during the period. Finally, Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.6% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 4,272,790 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,012,000 after purchasing an additional 109,396 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:NCLH traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $24.91. 5,667,540 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,085,467. The stock has a market cap of $11.26 billion, a PE ratio of 17.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.24. The business's fifty day moving average is $22.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.59. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a one year low of $14.21 and a one year high of $29.29. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $2.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.55 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 59.88% and a net margin of 7.52%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.40 EPS. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently commented on NCLH. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Tigress Financial raised their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Norwegian Cruise Line has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.50.

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.