25,401 Shares in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Bought by Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 25,401 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $654,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Baillie Gifford & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the 3rd quarter valued at about $179,146,000. Two Sigma Advisers LP increased its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 864.9% during the third quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 3,864,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $79,263,000 after acquiring an additional 3,464,100 shares during the last quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,660,000. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC bought a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $43,956,000. Finally, ING Groep NV boosted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,340.3% in the 3rd quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 831,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,054,000 after purchasing an additional 773,772 shares during the period. 69.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Up 0.9 %

Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock opened at $21.32 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $9.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.56, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.62. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52-week low of $14.69 and a 52-week high of $29.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $26.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.08.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Barclays upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $28.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price target on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th. UBS Group increased their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price 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. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.31.

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.