Zacks Research Issues Negative Outlook for NCLH Earnings

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report issued on Thursday, June 12th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will post earnings of $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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by ($0.02). Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 99.31% and a net margin of 5.87%. The company had revenue of $2.13 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.16 EPS. Norwegian Cruise Line's quarterly revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $21.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $20.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Bank of America dropped their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $30.00 price target on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $25.16.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

NYSE NCLH traded up $0.77 on Monday, reaching $18.55. 12,968,078 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,661,100. The stock has a market cap of $8.29 billion, a PE ratio of 17.02, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.12. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 12 month low of $14.21 and a 12 month high of $29.29. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $17.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $22.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Institutional Trading of Norwegian Cruise Line

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Capital International Investors increased its stake 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 worth $1,420,159,000 after purchasing an additional 5,557,951 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,960,561 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,023,092,000 after buying an additional 653,279 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.7% during the first 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 period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,793,268 shares of the company's stock worth $277,399,000 after buying an additional 270,434 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC boosted its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 126.8% during the 1st 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

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.