Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Has $64.44 Million Position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,616,170 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 189,591 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.58% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $64,436,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Royal Bank of Canada increased its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,006,710 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,086,000 after acquiring an additional 42,822 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 46.7% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 1,135,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,536,000 after purchasing an additional 361,834 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 381.0% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,051,713 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,488,000 after purchasing an additional 833,082 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 26.7% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 23,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after buying an additional 4,872 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 48,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $917,000 after buying an additional 2,002 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Zillah Byng-Thorne purchased 29,008 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $18.11 per share, for a total transaction of $525,334.88. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 66,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,195,567.87. This trade represents a 78.38% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Stella David acquired 6,986 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of $18.59 per share, for a total transaction of $129,869.74. Following the acquisition, the director owned 103,474 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,923,581.66. This trade represents a 7.24% increase in their position. Additional details regarding this purchase are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have acquired a total of 90,029 shares of company stock valued at $1,663,575 in the last 90 days. 0.41% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 0.8%

NCLH stock opened at $22.60 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 2.07. The company has a 50-day moving average of $20.26 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.53. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52-week low of $14.21 and a 52-week high of $29.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.22, a current ratio of 0.19 and a quick ratio of 0.17.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.20 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on NCLH shares. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays cut their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $28.00 to $23.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Mizuho upped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, December 12th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $43.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and ten have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.37.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

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.