Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors Makes New Investment in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Key Points

• Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors has taken a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., purchasing 24,400 shares valued at approximately $495,000.
• Institutional investors own 69.58% of Norwegian Cruise Line's stock, indicating strong support from major financial entities.
• Norwegian Cruise Line's stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from analysts, with a price target averaging around $27.80.

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors bought a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 24,400 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $495,000.

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

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock traded up $0.13 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $25.52. 5,813,680 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 14,403,073. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.18. The company has a market cap of $11.53 billion, a PE ratio of 17.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 2.19. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $24.63 and a 200-day moving average of $20.71. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 12 month low of $14.21 and a 12 month high of $29.29.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.55 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. Norwegian Cruise Line's revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company 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, equities analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group upped their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 7th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. Argus reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $27.80.

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.