Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) Issues Earnings Results

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03, FiscalAI reports. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. The firm had revenue of $2.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.270-0.270 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 2.100-2.100 EPS.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of NCLH traded down $0.03 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $18.77. The stock had a trading volume of 22,578,116 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,584,156. Norwegian Cruise Line has a fifty-two week low of $14.21 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $24.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $21.89. The firm has a market cap of $8.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.21. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05.

Institutional Trading of Norwegian Cruise Line

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the second quarter worth approximately $26,000. Ossiam raised its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 50.7% during the second quarter. Ossiam now owns 6,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $130,000 after acquiring an additional 2,149 shares in the last quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC raised its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 18.9% during the second quarter. Optimist Retirement Group LLC now owns 15,522 shares of the company’s stock valued at $315,000 after acquiring an additional 2,471 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC raised its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 235.6% during the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 16,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after acquiring an additional 11,620 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Palisade Capital Management LP raised its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 13.6% during the second quarter. Palisade Capital Management LP now owns 16,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares in the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on NCLH shares. Tigress Financial increased their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.21.

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.