Clough Capital Partners L P Makes New Investment in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

Clough Capital Partners L P acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 56,830 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,063,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. TimesSquare Capital Management LLC now owns 2,068,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,176,000 after acquiring an additional 97,825 shares during the period. MKP Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $44,640,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,663,000. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the first quarter valued at $42,761,000. Finally, CWM LLC raised its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 291.1% in the fourth quarter. CWM LLC now owns 102,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,287,000 after purchasing an additional 76,258 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on NCLH. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $18.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Tigress Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $38.00 to $32.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 17th. Truist Financial lowered shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $20.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Norwegian Cruise Line presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $21.60.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

Shares of NCLH stock opened at $19.39 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.75, a current ratio of 0.21 and a quick ratio of 0.18. The firm has a market cap of $8.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.87. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a one year low of $14.53 and a one year high of $27.18.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 4th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.08. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 47.84% and a net margin of 5.66%.The firm had revenue of $2.33 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.36 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.07 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.380-0.380 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.450-1.790 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.51 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO John Chidsey purchased 153,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $16.37 per share, with a total value of $2,504,610.00. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,139,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,660,817.80. This trade represents a 15.50% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jonathan Z. Cohen purchased 30,000 shares of Norwegian Cruise Line stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $15.83 per share, for a total transaction of $474,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 38,912 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $615,976.96. This represents a 336.62% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders acquired a total of 1,592,467 shares of company stock worth $28,493,204 in the last quarter. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Norwegian Cruise Line News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Norwegian Cruise Line this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Some market commentary suggests NCLH could beat upcoming Q2 earnings expectations, which may support investor optimism ahead of the report. Article Title

About Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH) is a global cruise operator offering a portfolio of premium brands that includes Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. The company provides sea voyages and related onboard services such as dining, entertainment, shore excursions and destination experiences. Its fleet of modern vessels sails to more than 400 destinations across all seven continents, serving leisure travelers with itineraries ranging from short Caribbean getaways to extended world voyages.

Founded in 1966 by Knut Kloster and Ted Arison, the company pioneered the concept of “Freestyle Cruising,” which allows passengers greater flexibility in dining schedules, entertainment choices and onboard activities.