Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Stock Holdings Lifted by Graham Capital Management L.P.

Graham Capital Management L.P. lifted its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 155.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 249,104 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 151,705 shares during the quarter. Graham Capital Management L.P. owned 0.06% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $6,409,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Granahan Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter worth about $7,634,000. Ethic Inc. lifted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 74.0% during the fourth quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 20,518 shares of the company's stock valued at $528,000 after buying an additional 8,724 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 41.4% in the fourth quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,881,398 shares of the company's stock worth $48,408,000 after buying an additional 551,251 shares during the period. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. increased its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 16.7% in the fourth quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. now owns 4,491,644 shares of the company's stock worth $115,570,000 after acquiring an additional 642,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Driehaus Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $19,677,000. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NCLH opened at $17.66 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $17.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.21 and a 52 week high of $29.29. The firm has a market cap of $7.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.09.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.09 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 5.87% and a return on equity of 99.31%. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.16 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NCLH has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays dropped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $23.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Thursday, March 27th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $21.00 target price on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $26.05.

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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