Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) Issues Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.11 EPS

Norwegian Cruise Line (NYSE:NCLH) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.10 by $0.11, Zacks reports. Norwegian Cruise Line had a return on equity of 99.31% and a net margin of 5.87%. Norwegian Cruise Line updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 0.080-0.080 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 2.050-2.050 EPS.

Norwegian Cruise Line Trading Down 5.7 %

Norwegian Cruise Line stock traded down $1.43 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $23.62. The stock had a trading volume of 25,784,048 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,484,880. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35. The company has a fifty day moving average of $26.42 and a 200 day moving average of $23.86. Norwegian Cruise Line has a 52-week low of $14.69 and a 52-week high of $29.29. The firm has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.64.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NCLH has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $28.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Loop Capital assumed coverage on Norwegian Cruise Line in a research note on Tuesday, February 4th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $26.00 price objective on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lifted their target price on Norwegian Cruise Line from $21.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Argus raised Norwegian Cruise Line from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.00.

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.