Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Shares Acquired by Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.

Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) by 12.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,082 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares during the quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD.’s holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 34.1% in the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.1% in the third quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 24,800 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.1% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 46,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $944,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.4% in the third quarter. Mount Lucas Management LP now owns 22,055 shares of the company’s stock valued at $452,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.2% in the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 44,757 shares of the company’s stock valued at $918,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE:NCLH opened at $26.23 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $26.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.19. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 1-year low of $14.69 and a 1-year high of $29.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The firm has a market cap of $11.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 2.64.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on NCLH shares. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Finally, Loop Capital started coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.06.

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.