Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH) – Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE: NCLH) recently:

• 3/31/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line is now covered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc.. They set a “buy” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line is now covered by analysts at BNP Paribas. They set a “neutral” rating and a $21.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/21/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line was upgraded by analysts at Morgan Stanley from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $22.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $27.00.
• 3/17/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line was upgraded by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating. They now have a $30.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Tigress Financial. They now have a $36.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $29.00 to $26.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/6/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line had its price target raised by analysts at Macquarie from $30.00 to $31.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line had its price target raised by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $27.00 to $28.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 2/28/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $32.00 to $34.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/4/2025 – Norwegian Cruise Line is now covered by analysts at Loop Capital. They set a “hold” rating and a $26.00 price target on the stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

NYSE NCLH opened at $18.99 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $8.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.43, a P/E/G ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.62. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $23.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.40. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $14.69 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in NCLH. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 55,194,672 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,420,159,000 after purchasing an additional 5,557,951 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 53,307,282 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,371,596,000 after buying an additional 277,360 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.3% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 15,241,984 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,613,000 after buying an additional 621,793 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 10,793,268 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,399,000 after buying an additional 270,434 shares during the period. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 99.0% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 7,689,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,843,000 after acquiring an additional 3,824,600 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

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.