One Capital Management LLC Acquires New Position in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. $NCLH

One Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 112,284 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,370,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new stake in Norwegian Cruise Line in the second quarter valued at $2,744,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1,988.9% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 11,122,247 shares of the company’s stock worth $234,791,000 after purchasing an additional 10,589,799 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. grew its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 12.0% during the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 42,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $886,000 after purchasing an additional 4,570 shares during the period. NEOS Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 11.4% in the 2nd quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 75,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,604,000 after purchasing an additional 7,779 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Capital Wealth Advisors purchased a new position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in the 2nd quarter valued at about $692,000. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NCLH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on Norwegian Cruise Line from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Loop Capital initiated coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Monday, June 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $17.00 price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 31st. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.95.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Down 3.7%

NCLH stock opened at $14.82 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.40, a current ratio of 0.20 and a quick ratio of 0.17. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $18.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.01. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 12 month low of $14.53 and a 12 month high of $27.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.81 billion, a PE ratio of 9.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.88.

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) last issued 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. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 41.38% and a net margin of 7.49%.The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 expect that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. will post 1.37 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Norwegian Cruise Line Profile

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.