Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) Reaches New 1-Year Low - What's Next?

Key Points

• Norwegian Cruise Line shares hit a new 52-week low, falling to $13.88 intraday and trading about 2% lower, below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed: the stock has a consensus “Hold” rating and an average price target of $20.95, despite upgrades from TD Cowen and downgrades from Zacks Research and Freedom Capital.
• The company exceeded quarterly EPS expectations but narrowly missed revenue forecasts; institutional investors own approximately 69.6% of the outstanding shares.

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report)'s share price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $13.88 and last traded at $13.6510, with a volume of 1870518 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $14.22.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on NCLH shares. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Zacks Research cut Norwegian Cruise Line from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $17.00 price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Freedom Capital cut Norwegian Cruise Line from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $20.95.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Down 2.0%

The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.48 and a 200 day simple moving average of $18.45. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.40 billion, a PE ratio of 8.72, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.40.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.65 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 41.38%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.51 EPS. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.900-0.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.500 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. One Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $2,370,000. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line during the 2nd quarter valued at about $2,744,000. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 12.0% during the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 42,807 shares of the company's stock valued at $886,000 after buying an additional 4,570 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 11.4% in the 2nd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 75,972 shares of the company's stock worth $1,604,000 after acquiring an additional 7,779 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors bought a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter worth about $692,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Company Profile

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is a global cruise company headquartered in Miami, Florida. Through its three brands—Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises—the company offers ocean voyages to destinations around the world, including the Caribbean, Alaska, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand, and expedition regions.

Norwegian Cruise Line serves the contemporary and premium cruise markets and is known for its “Freestyle Cruising” approach, which emphasizes flexible dining and relaxed onboard experiences.

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