Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.100-2.100 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.000. The company issued revenue guidance of -. Norwegian Cruise Line also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 0.270-0.270 EPS.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NCLH traded down $0.35 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $18.26. 7,109,265 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,599,149. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.05, a current ratio of 0.18 and a quick ratio of 0.16. Norwegian Cruise Line has a one year low of $14.21 and a one year high of $29.29. The company’s 50 day moving average is $24.12 and its 200 day moving average is $21.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $8.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.60, a P/E/G ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 2.21.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.17 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $2.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Norwegian Cruise Line had a net margin of 7.52% and a return on equity of 59.88%. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.270-0.270 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 2.100-2.100 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line will post 1.48 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 27th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 11th. Barclays dropped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Bank of America upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, TD Cowen started coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.74.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Norwegian Cruise Line

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,299,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $330,552,000 after purchasing an additional 524,239 shares during the period. Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. purchased a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter worth $8,299,000. Man Group plc lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 27.1% during the second quarter. Man Group plc now owns 502,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,184,000 after buying an additional 107,126 shares during the period. Clough Capital Partners L P bought a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter worth about $929,000. Finally, Natixis purchased a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter worth about $912,000. 69.58% of the stock is currently owned by 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.