U S Global Investors Inc. Purchases Shares of 5,000 Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH)

U S Global Investors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $129,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Apollon Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Norwegian Cruise Line during the 4th quarter worth approximately $272,000. Zacks Investment Management acquired a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line during the third quarter worth approximately $3,821,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,544,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,678,000 after purchasing an additional 23,075 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,500,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $71,791,000 after purchasing an additional 94,178 shares during the period. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd increased its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,104.7% during the 3rd quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 178,603 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,663,000 after purchasing an additional 163,777 shares in the last quarter. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on NCLH. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price target on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $21.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Barclays raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $28.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Norwegian Cruise Line from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Norwegian Cruise Line has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.00.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 5.7 %

NCLH opened at $23.62 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $26.38 and a 200 day moving average of $23.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 12 month low of $14.69 and a 12 month high of $29.29. The company has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a PE ratio of 21.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.64.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

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.