Research Analysts Offer Predictions for NCLH Q2 Earnings

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.45 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.46. 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 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.04 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on NCLH. Argus reissued a "hold" rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and set a $30.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, March 17th. Citigroup upped their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Norwegian Cruise Line from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 3rd. Finally, Tigress Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $25.05.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Down 2.3%

NYSE:NCLH traded down $0.50 on Friday, reaching $21.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 14,553,055 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,928,840. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 1-year low of $14.21 and a 1-year high of $29.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.09, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.19. The firm has a market cap of $9.60 billion, a PE ratio of 12.42, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 2.13. The business's 50-day moving average price is $18.59 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.27.

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). Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 9.05% and a return on equity of 66.78%. The business had revenue of $2.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.16 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter worth approximately $26,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. grew its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 176.0% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,159 shares of the company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 739 shares in the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter worth approximately $40,000. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the first quarter worth $33,000. Finally, LRI Investments LLC bought a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter worth $47,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.