Zacks Research Has Positive Estimate for NCLH Q4 Earnings

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q4 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a report released on Wednesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $0.46 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.45. Zacks Research has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. 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 FY2027 earnings at $2.61 EPS.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.01). Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. The company had revenue of $2.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.55 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS.

NCLH has been the topic of several other research reports. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 target price on the stock. Tigress Financial boosted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Argus reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, Mizuho boosted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.60.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Up 0.2%

NYSE:NCLH opened at $25.44 on Thursday. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 1-year low of $14.21 and a 1-year high of $29.29. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $24.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.54, a PEG ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 2.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,130,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 9.6% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 90,786 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,840,000 after buying an additional 7,930 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 87.7% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 32,340 shares of the company’s stock valued at $656,000 after purchasing an additional 15,106 shares during the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC boosted its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 235.6% during the 2nd quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 16,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $336,000 after purchasing an additional 11,620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 5.1% in the 2nd quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 187,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,798,000 after buying an additional 9,083 shares during the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

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.