Zacks Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH)

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) – Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note issued to investors on Monday, October 14th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.23. The consensus estimate for Norwegian Cruise Line’s current full-year earnings is $1.38 per share.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.37 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.38 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 4.62% and a return on equity of 105.44%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.20 earnings per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on NCLH. Citigroup raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $20.00 to $30.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Macquarie boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $23.00 to $24.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 4th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.30.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NCLH opened at $24.57 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $18.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.17. The company has a current ratio of 0.24, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 17.19. The stock has a market cap of $10.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.10, a PEG ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 2.71. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 12-month low of $12.70 and a 12-month high of $24.80.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 120.9% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 22,498,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,889,000 after purchasing an additional 12,313,426 shares during the period. Columbus Hill Capital Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter valued at $23,479,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 32.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,568,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,835,000 after purchasing an additional 1,129,770 shares during the period. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter valued at $15,213,000. Finally, Hodges Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 33.0% in the second quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,521,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,588,000 after acquiring an additional 377,233 shares in the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.