Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -2.22 compared to its previous closing price of 16.69. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.02% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-13 that Infrastructure Enhancements to Elevate Guest Experience and Support Multi-Ship Pier Beginning in Fourth Quarter 2025 Infrastructure Enhancements to Elevate Guest Experience and Support Multi-Ship Pier Beginning in Fourth Quarter 2025
Is It Worth Investing in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) Right Now?
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 9.21x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.07. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NCLH is 438.31M, and at present, short sellers hold a 6.52% of that float. On April 14, 2025, the average trading volume of NCLH was 13.39M shares.
NCLH’s Market Performance
NCLH’s stock has seen a 4.02% increase for the week, with a -11.93% drop in the past month and a -36.72% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 12.84%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.86% for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.22% for NCLH’s stock, with a -26.38% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NCLH
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NCLH stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for NCLH by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NCLH in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $25 based on the research report published on March 31, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NCLH reach a price target of $21. The rating they have provided for NCLH stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 27th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to NCLH, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on March 21st of the current year.
NCLH Trading at -25.46% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NCLH to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -44.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 12.84%, as shares sank -14.96% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -43.86% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NCLH rose by +4.02%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -10.77% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.59. In addition, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd saw -36.57% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NCLH starting from Ashby Faye L., who sale 38,344 shares at the price of $27.30 back on Nov 08 ’24. After this action, Ashby Faye L. now owns 116,270 shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, valued at $1,046,699 using the latest closing price.
Kempa Mark, the EVP & CFO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd, sale 15,000 shares at $27.86 during a trade that took place back on Nov 06 ’24, which means that Kempa Mark is holding 253,386 shares at $417,918 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NCLH
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 105.46, with 4.61 for asset returns.
Based on Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH), the company’s capital structure generated 0.9 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 9.19. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.99.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.49 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 42.81for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.11.
Conclusion
To sum up, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
