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After finishing at $19.08 in the prior trading day, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) closed at $18.72, down -1.89%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.81 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NCLH by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.16 and its Current Ratio is at 0.19. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 10.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 9.64.
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:
As of this moment, Norwegian’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.89 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.86.
Stock Price History:
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 6.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.66%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 446.81M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 444.98M. Insiders hold about 0.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.52% stake in the company.
