Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) Share Price Crosses Above 50 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH)’s share price passed above its 50 day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $15.39 and traded as high as $15.97. Norwegian Cruise Line shares last traded at $15.7720, with a volume of 21,714,017 shares trading hands.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NCLH has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $17.00 price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, July 31st. TD Cowen cut their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $24.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, October 20th. Freedom Capital lowered Norwegian Cruise Line from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, July 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $19.90.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Up 3.4%

The company’s 50-day moving average price is $15.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.86. The company has a market cap of $7.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.86 and a beta of 1.95.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.65 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.51 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.9% on a year-over-year basis. Norwegian Cruise Line has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.900-0.900 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 1.500-1.500 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NCLH. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 19.8% during the 3rd quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 22,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $329,000 after acquiring an additional 3,706 shares during the last quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 88.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gibbs Wealth Management now owns 118,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,732,000 after acquiring an additional 55,508 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 53,667 shares of the company’s stock worth $787,000 after acquiring an additional 2,337 shares during the last quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 3rd quarter worth $652,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the third quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. is a global cruise company headquartered in Miami, Florida. Through its operating brands—Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises—the company provides cruise vacations to destinations worldwide, including Europe, the Caribbean, Alaska, Asia, South America, Australia and New Zealand.

Norwegian Cruise Line offers contemporary cruises with flexible dining, entertainment and onboard activities. Oceania Cruises focuses on destination-oriented, upscale travel and culinary experiences, while Regent Seven Seas Cruises provides an all-inclusive luxury cruise experience.