Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Boosts Holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Key Points

• The **Canada Pension Plan Investment Board** significantly increased its stake in **Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.** by **1,665.6%**, acquiring a total of **656,800 shares** worth approximately **$12.45 million**.
• Multiple analysts have issued favorable ratings for Norwegian Cruise Line, with some raising their price targets; the stock currently has a consensus rating of "**Moderate Buy**" with an average price target of **$27.50**.
• Norwegian Cruise Line's recent earnings report showed a slight miss against expectations, posting **$0.51 EPS** and **$2.52 billion in revenue**, but noted a **6.1% year-over-year revenue growth**.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 1,665.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 656,800 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 619,600 shares during the quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owned approximately 0.15% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $12,453,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of NCLH. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 319,465 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,220,000 after acquiring an additional 3,008 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter valued at $269,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 218,631 shares of the company's stock worth $5,625,000 after purchasing an additional 20,745 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 29,758 shares of the company's stock worth $766,000 after buying an additional 2,426 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 52.8% in the fourth quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 238,146 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,127,000 after buying an additional 82,305 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NCLH has been the subject of several research reports. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Mizuho raised their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.50.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock opened at $24.87 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $11.24 billion, a PE ratio of 17.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 2.19. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.21 and a 52 week high of $29.29. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $23.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.51.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share (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 net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 6.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share 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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