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Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) closed the day trading at $16.03 down -7.77% from the previous closing price of $17.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 32.94 million shares were traded. NCLH stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.08 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.31.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NCLH, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.09 and its Current Ratio is at 0.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 9.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 8.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Northcoast on April 25, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $21.
On April 21, 2025, Loop Capital Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $25.
On March 31, 2025, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $25.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on March 31, 2025, with a $25 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 08 ’24 when Ashby Faye L. sold 38,344 shares for $27.30 per share. The transaction valued at 1,046,699 led to the insider holds 116,270 shares of the business.
Kempa Mark sold 15,000 shares of NCLH for $417,918 on Nov 06 ’24. The EVP & CFO now owns 253,386 shares after completing the transaction at $27.86 per share. On Nov 06 ’24, another insider, DeMarco Andrea, who serves as the Pres. RSSC of the company, sold 29,000 shares for $27.76 each. As a result, the insider received 805,057 and left with 97,304 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NCLH now has a Market Capitalization of 7106147328 and an Enterprise Value of 21371947008. As of this moment, Norwegian’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.05, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.255 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.762.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NCLH is 2.09, which has changed by 0.005015731 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NCLH has reached a high of $29.29, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.36%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, NCLH traded about 14.46M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, NCLH traded about 15341260 shares per day. A total of 439.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 438.45M. Insiders hold about 1.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.87% stake in the company. Shares short for NCLH as of 1744675200 were 29638416 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1741910400 on 25060913. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 29638416 and a Short% of Float of 8.84.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
