Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Oceania Cruises focuses on destination-oriented, upscale travel with an emphasis on cuisine, while Regent Seven Seas Cruises provides an all-inclusive luxury cruise experience. Across its brands, the company offers accommodations, restaurants, entertainment, recreational activities, shore excursions and travel packages.

The company traces its history to the founding of Norwegian Caribbean Line in 1966. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings was established as a holding company and expanded its portfolio through the acquisition of Prestige Cruises International in 2014, bringing Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises into the organization. Harry Sommer serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.70 to $15.03
• 50-Day Range: $14.55 to $21.24
• 52-Week Range: $14.45 to $27.18
• Volume: 15.56 million shs
• Average Volume: 14.28 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.27
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.95
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Norwegian Cruise Line scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 127th out of 486 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Norwegian Cruise Line has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.35, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 15 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Norwegian Cruise Line has a consensus price target of $20.95, representing about 41.2% upside from its current price of $14.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Norwegian Cruise Line has been the subject of 17 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.49%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Norwegian Cruise Line are expected to grow by 9.49% in the coming year, from $1.37 to $1.50 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Norwegian Cruise Line is 9.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Norwegian Cruise Line is 9.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 45.81.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Norwegian Cruise Line has a PEG Ratio of 0.83. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Norwegian Cruise Line has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.88% of the float of Norwegian Cruise Line has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Norwegian Cruise Line has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.04.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Norwegian Cruise Line has recently increased by 19.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Norwegian Cruise Line does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Norwegian Cruise Line does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

Norwegian Cruise Line has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Norwegian Cruise Line this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

44 people have searched for NCLH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 52% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Norwegian Cruise Line to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Norwegian Cruise Line insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.25% of the stock of Norwegian Cruise Line is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.58% of the stock of Norwegian Cruise Line is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 9/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure
• Sub-Industry: Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines
• Current Symbol: NYSE:NCLH
• CIK: 1513761
• Web: www.nclhltdinvestor.com
• Phone: (305) 436-4000
• Fax: 305-436-4120
• Employees: 44,500
• Year Founded: 1966

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Norwegian Cruise Line: $20.95
• High Price Target: $32.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.35
• Research Coverage: 23 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.60
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.83
• P/E Growth: 0.83
• Net Income: $423.25 million
• Net Margins: 7.49%
• Pretax Margin: 7.61%
• Return on Equity: 41.38%
• Return on Assets: 4.21%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.40
• Current Ratio: 0.20
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.67
• Cash Flow: $4.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.13
• Book Value: $4.85 per share
• Price / Book: 3.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 459,110,000
• Free Float: 457,962,000
• Market Cap: $6.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.88