Cinctive Capital Management LP Makes New $5.20 Million Investment in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Cinctive Capital Management LP bought a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 211,232 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,203,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NCLH. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.3% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 21,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after purchasing an additional 493 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 16.6% during the third quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 3,507 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,000 after buying an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 21.3% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,898 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama lifted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Retirement Systems of Alabama now owns 96,405 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,374,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 12,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $320,000 after buying an additional 549 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Mizuho lowered their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $28.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Jefferies Financial Group cut Norwegian Cruise Line from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $26.00 to $20.00 in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $33.00 to $32.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $20.00 target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.55.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of NYSE NCLH opened at $18.87 on Monday. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 12-month low of $14.21 and a 12-month high of $27.18. The company has a market cap of $8.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.99. The company has a current ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.21. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $22.30.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.01. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 50.05% and a net margin of 4.31%.The firm had revenue of $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.34 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.26 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 6.4% on a year-over-year basis. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.160-0.160 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 2.380-2.380 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.48 EPS for the current year.

Norwegian Cruise Line Company Profile

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.