Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of NCLH Q2 Earnings

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, July 2nd. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the company will earn $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.

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

NCLH has been the subject of several other research reports. Citigroup upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, June 5th. BNP Paribas started coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $21.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Saturday, May 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group started coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Monday, March 31st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $25.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $23.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $24.84.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Up 2.7%

Norwegian Cruise Line stock traded up $0.58 during trading on Friday, hitting $21.95. 10,912,993 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,914,128. The business's 50 day moving average is $18.50 and its 200 day moving average is $21.36. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52 week low of $14.21 and a 52 week high of $29.29. The company has a market capitalization of $9.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.91, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 2.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.09.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 13,928 shares of the company's stock valued at $358,000 after acquiring an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 113,778 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,928,000 after acquiring an additional 540 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.0% in the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 3,394 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after acquiring an additional 613 shares in the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 35.0% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 2,524 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Burns Matteson Capital Management LLC now owns 17,618 shares of the company's stock valued at $334,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors 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.