Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors Invests $692,000 in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 32,800 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $692,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 2,068,797 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,176,000 after acquiring an additional 97,825 shares in the last quarter. Elliott Investment Management L.P. purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line during the first quarter worth about $246,578,000. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter worth about $44,640,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 61.0% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,566,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,986,000 after purchasing an additional 971,809 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,663,000. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Freedom Capital cut Norwegian Cruise Line from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $17.00 price target on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Northcoast Research cut Norwegian Cruise Line from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.05.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 4.4%

NCLH stock opened at $15.43 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.88. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.53 and a 52 week high of $27.18. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $19.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.40.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.07. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.49% and a return on equity of 41.38%. The company had revenue of $2.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.51 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.900-0.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.500 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Norwegian Cruise Line 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.