Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for NCLH

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, September 17th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the company will earn $1.85 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.84. Zacks Research currently 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.31 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.18 EPS.

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

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Truist Financial upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Tigress Financial upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. 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 price target on the stock. Citigroup upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.80.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 0.6%

NCLH stock opened at $25.25 on Friday. Norwegian Cruise Line has a fifty-two week low of $14.21 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $24.58 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05, a quick ratio of 0.16 and a current ratio of 0.18. The company has a market capitalization of $11.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 2.19.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,960,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,023,092,000 after acquiring an additional 653,279 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,299,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,552,000 after acquiring an additional 524,239 shares in the last quarter. Ariel Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 36.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 12,369,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $250,851,000 after buying an additional 3,288,207 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 11,636,194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $235,532,000 after buying an additional 370,064 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 22.7% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 11,477,606 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,615,000 after buying an additional 2,122,501 shares during the period. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.