Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for NCLH

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line in a note issued to investors on Thursday, March 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.52. The consensus estimate for Norwegian Cruise Line’s current full-year earnings is $1.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Norwegian Cruise Line’s FY2027 earnings at $3.07 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Barclays upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $28.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Citigroup increased their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Macquarie increased their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Norwegian Cruise Line currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.19.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Up 3.7 %

Shares of NYSE:NCLH opened at $19.21 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52-week low of $14.69 and a 52-week high of $29.29. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $24.24. The company has a market capitalization of $8.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.62.

Institutional Trading of Norwegian Cruise Line

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at $901,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at $2,392,000. Advisor Resource Council acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at $279,000. Integrated Advisors Network LLC acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at $717,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp boosted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 136.9% during the fourth quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 318,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,192,000 after purchasing an additional 183,970 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

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.