Farther Finance Advisors LLC Boosts Position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Farther Finance Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) by 52.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,668 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,603 shares during the quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC’s holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $95,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NCLH. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 17.9% during the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 25,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $650,000 after purchasing an additional 3,844 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 2,118.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 316,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,002,000 after purchasing an additional 302,307 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 16.8% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 891,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,896,000 after purchasing an additional 128,084 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 44.9% during the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 22,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $423,000 after purchasing an additional 6,912 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Range Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.9% during the first quarter. Range Financial Group LLC now owns 142,332 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,699,000 after purchasing an additional 4,003 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently commented on NCLH shares. TD Cowen started coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Argus reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Norwegian Cruise Line currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $27.80.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE:NCLH opened at $24.31 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $10.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 2.21. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $14.21 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29. 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 business has a 50 day moving average price of $24.86 and a 200-day moving average price of $21.05.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings data 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). The company had revenue of $2.52 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.40 EPS. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.140-1.140 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.050-2.050 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current year.

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.