Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH Shares Acquired by Lbp Am Sa

Key Points

• Lbp Am Sa increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 138.1% in Q2, now owning 452,917 shares valued at $9.19 million.
• Multiple analysts have upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line's stock rating, with a consensus price target of $27.80 and three analysts rating it as a Strong Buy.
• Norwegian Cruise Line reported earnings of $0.51 per share for Q2, falling short of expectations, with a year-over-year revenue increase of 6.1% to $2.52 billion.

Lbp Am Sa increased its position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 138.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 452,917 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 262,714 shares during the period. Lbp Am Sa owned approximately 0.10% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $9,185,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,645,000. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 5,467.9% in the 1st quarter. New Wave Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 18,374 shares of the company's stock worth $348,000 after acquiring an additional 18,044 shares during the period. Emerald Advisers LLC grew its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 251.7% during the 1st quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 63,670 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,207,000 after buying an additional 45,569 shares during the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the 1st quarter valued at $463,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 46.9% during the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 255,726 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,874,000 after buying an additional 81,691 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on NCLH. Argus reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. TD Cowen began coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. They set a "buy" rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Mizuho increased their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Finally, UBS Group increased their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Norwegian Cruise Line has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $27.80.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock opened at $24.21 on Thursday. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $14.21 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29. The firm has a market cap of $10.94 billion, a PE ratio of 16.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 2.22. The business's fifty day moving average is $24.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.97. 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 (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share 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 business had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.40 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current year.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

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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