Q3 EPS Forecast for Norwegian Cruise Line Reduced by Analyst

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) - Zacks Research decreased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a report released on Thursday, June 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.07. The consensus estimate for Norwegian Cruise Line's current full-year earnings is $1.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line's Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.11 EPS.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $2.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 66.78% and a net margin of 9.05%. Norwegian Cruise Line's revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.16 earnings per share.

Several other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $30.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays decreased their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $23.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Morgan Stanley cut 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, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $25.16.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Up 1.4%

NCLH traded up $0.25 during trading on Monday, hitting $18.38. The company had a trading volume of 13,185,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,651,835. The company has a market capitalization of $8.21 billion, a PE ratio of 10.63, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 2.12. The company has a quick ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 0.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.09. Norwegian Cruise Line has a one year low of $14.21 and a one year high of $29.29. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $17.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $21.91.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 55,194,672 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,420,159,000 after buying an additional 5,557,951 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,960,561 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,023,092,000 after acquiring an additional 653,279 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,477,606 shares of the company's stock valued at $217,615,000 after purchasing an additional 2,122,501 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,793,268 shares of the company's stock worth $277,399,000 after purchasing an additional 270,434 shares during the period. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 126.8% during the first quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 9,081,170 shares of the company's stock worth $172,179,000 after purchasing an additional 5,077,531 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company's stock.

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.