Natixis Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH)

Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) by 31.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 164,831 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 39,636 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $4,241,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 34.1% during the 3rd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.1% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 46,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $944,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd lifted its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.6% in the third quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 15,085 shares of the company’s stock valued at $309,000 after purchasing an additional 528 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line by 176.0% in the 4th quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 739 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its position in Norwegian Cruise Line by 29.3% during the 4th quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,000 after purchasing an additional 754 shares during the period. 69.58% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on NCLH shares. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $34.00 price target on Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 28th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price objective for the company from $27.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $25.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 2nd. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.94.

Norwegian Cruise Line Stock Up 1.8 %

NCLH stock opened at $20.44 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $24.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $24.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35, a quick ratio of 0.17 and a current ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $8.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.76, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.62. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a one year low of $14.69 and a one year high of $29.29.

Norwegian Cruise Line Company Profile

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.