Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC Has $5.29 Million Stock Holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH)

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC raised its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 224.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 263,700 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 182,430 shares during the period. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $5,285,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in NCLH. Segantii Capital Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,582,000. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 44.3% during the third quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 879,293 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,491,000 after purchasing an additional 269,849 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.9% in the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 2,691,795 shares of the company's stock worth $44,361,000 after acquiring an additional 126,147 shares during the period. Handelsbanken Fonder AB raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 100.0% in the third quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 165,600 shares of the company's stock worth $2,729,000 after acquiring an additional 82,800 shares during the period. Finally, WealthPlan Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the third quarter worth about $1,824,000. 69.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NCLH stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $18.29. The stock had a trading volume of 10,613,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,730,688. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $12.41 and a fifty-two week high of $22.75. The firm has a market cap of $7.79 billion, a PE ratio of 65.32, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 2.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 40.94, a current ratio of 0.22 and a quick ratio of 0.19. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $18.74 and its 200-day simple moving average is $17.32.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.18) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by ($0.05). Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 1.94% and a return on equity of 108.69%. The company had revenue of $1.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($1.10) EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Wednesday, March 13th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $19.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, January 5th. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $23.00 to $19.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 12th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus restated a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, April 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Norwegian Cruise Line has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $20.87.

Norwegian Cruise Line Company 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.