Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH Stock Position Lifted by Federated Hermes Inc.

Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) by 14.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,659,890 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 210,073 shares during the quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. owned approximately 0.37% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $33,663,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,960,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,023,092,000 after acquiring an additional 653,279 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position 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 worth $235,532,000 after purchasing an additional 370,064 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 2,122,501 shares during the period. Ariel Investments LLC grew its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 126.8% in the 1st quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 9,081,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $172,179,000 after buying an additional 5,077,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenhouse Funds LLLP increased its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 17.8% in the 2nd quarter. Greenhouse Funds LLLP now owns 4,829,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,933,000 after buying an additional 728,197 shares during the period. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NCLH stock opened at $18.74 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.22, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.19. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.21 and a 52 week high of $29.29. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $20.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.02. The company has a market capitalization of $8.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.61 and a beta of 2.11.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 55.51% and a net margin of 6.85%.The business had revenue of $2.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.270-0.270 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 2.100-2.100 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $25.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 10th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $23.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Norwegian Cruise Line from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and decreased their price objective for the stock from $23.00 to $21.00 in a report on Tuesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Norwegian Cruise Line currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $27.95.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Zillah Byng-Thorne acquired 29,008 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $18.11 per share, with a total value of $525,334.88. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 66,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,195,567.87. The trade was a 78.38% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Harry Sommer purchased 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $18.52 per share, for a total transaction of $463,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 720,728 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,347,882.56. The trade was a 3.59% increase in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders purchased 90,029 shares of company stock valued at $1,663,575 in the last ninety days. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.