142,868 Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH Purchased by Leonteq Securities AG

Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund purchased 142,868 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,189,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in NCLH. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Aventura Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter worth about $42,000. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter worth about $44,000. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 81.9% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,004 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 902 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Bank Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 74.5% in the 3rd quarter. SouthState Bank Corp now owns 2,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 940 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Zillah Byng-Thorne purchased 4,452 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 7th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $17.83 per share, with a total value of $79,379.16. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 25,742 shares in the company, valued at $458,979.86. This represents a 20.91% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.41% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NCLH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $28.00 to $27.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 20th. Bank of America dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $30.00 to $27.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Mizuho dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $24.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $21.41.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

NYSE NCLH opened at $16.04 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $7.36 billion, a PE ratio of 13.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.92. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $27.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 0.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.75. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $20.41.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.36 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 5.66% and a return on equity of 47.84%. The company’s revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.07 earnings per share. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.790 EPS. Research analysts predict that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.59 earnings per share for the current year.

Norwegian Cruise Line Company Profile

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a global cruise operator offering a portfolio of premium brands that includes Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The company provides sea voyages and related onboard services such as dining, entertainment, shore excursions and destination experiences. Its fleet of modern vessels sails to more than 400 destinations across all seven continents, serving leisure travelers with itineraries ranging from short Caribbean getaways to extended world voyages.

Founded in 1966 by Knut Kloster and Ted Arison, the company pioneered the concept of “Freestyle Cruising,” which allows passengers greater flexibility in dining schedules, entertainment choices and onboard activities.