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The closing price of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NCLH) was $26.19 for the day, down -1.13% from the previous closing price of $26.49. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.26 million shares were traded. NCLH stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.815.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NCLH’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.12. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.17 and its Current Ratio is at 0.20. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 12.41 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 10.93.
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, Loop Capital on February 05, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $26.
On December 13, 2024, Barclays Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $28 to $32.
Goldman Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on December 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $29 to $35.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 11515953152 and an Enterprise Value of 25269069824. As of this moment, Norwegian’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.701 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.821.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NCLH is 2.61, which has changed by 0.6006042 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 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 $14.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.99%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 22.62%.
Shares Statistics:
NCLH traded an average of 8.90M shares per day over the past three months and 8662070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 439.70M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 434.32M. Insiders hold about 1.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.21% stake in the company. Shares short for NCLH as of 1738281600 were 21736309 with a Short Ratio of 2.71, compared to 1735603200 on 24573995. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21736309 and a Short% of Float of 6.5600000000000005.
