Teza Capital Management LLC Invests $203,000 in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Key Points

• Teza Capital Management LLC has acquired a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. by purchasing 10,686 shares valued at approximately $203,000.
• Several institutional investors have significantly increased their stakes in Norwegian Cruise Line, with Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosting its ownership by 124.7% during the last quarter, indicating growing confidence in the company.
• Norwegian Cruise Line's stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with a price target of $27.50, following several analysts adjusting their ratings and price objectives recently.

Teza Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 10,686 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Shellback Capital LP boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 189.0% in the first quarter. Shellback Capital LP now owns 500,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,480,000 after acquiring an additional 327,009 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.3% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 48,346 shares of the company's stock valued at $917,000 after acquiring an additional 2,002 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 26.7% in the first quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 23,133 shares of the company's stock valued at $439,000 after acquiring an additional 4,872 shares during the last quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 80.1% during the first quarter. Granahan Investment Management LLC now owns 534,409 shares of the company's stock worth $10,132,000 after buying an additional 237,702 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenhouse Funds LLLP boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.2% during the first quarter. Greenhouse Funds LLLP now owns 4,100,848 shares of the company's stock worth $77,752,000 after buying an additional 744,558 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 3.2%

NCLH stock traded down $0.84 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $25.81. The company had a trading volume of 4,717,202 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,394,735. 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 stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $24.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.52. The company has a market capitalization of $11.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.78, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 2.19. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.21 and a 52 week high of $29.29.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last issued its 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). 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 the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.40 earnings per share. The business's revenue 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NCLH. Argus restated 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. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday. Bank of America raised their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $27.60.

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.