Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC Has $1.69 Million Stock Position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Key Points

• Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings by 144.3% in Q1, owning 88,974 shares valued at $1.69 million after acquiring 52,552 additional shares.
• Norwegian Cruise Line's quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $0.51, slightly missing analysts' expectations and a revenue of $2.52 billion, which was below the anticipated $2.55 billion.
• Several analysts have raised their price targets for Norwegian Cruise Line, with Mizuho setting it at $29.00 and Barclays at $31.00, indicating strong market confidence in the stock.

Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 144.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 88,974 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 52,552 shares during the period. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC's holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $1,687,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.0% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,394 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 613 shares during the last quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.0% during the first quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 17,618 shares of the company's stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 0.3% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 231,447 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,370,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 19.1% during the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,690 shares of the company's stock valued at $89,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.0% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 22,650 shares of the company's stock valued at $429,000 after purchasing an additional 865 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on NCLH. Argus reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Mizuho boosted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Truist Financial cut their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $27.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 19th. Two 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.50.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 2.0%

Norwegian Cruise Line stock traded down $0.52 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $24.87. The company had a trading volume of 11,868,883 shares, compared to its average volume of 13,252,128. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 2.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16. The firm's fifty day moving average is $23.21 and its 200-day moving average is $20.60. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $14.21 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share 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 analyst estimates of $2.55 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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. On average, research analysts forecast that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share 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.