Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) Shares Purchased by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH) by 63.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 49,789 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,372 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Norwegian Cruise Line were worth $1,281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 46,016 shares of the company’s stock worth $944,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd increased its stake in Norwegian Cruise Line by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vinva Investment Management Ltd now owns 15,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $309,000 after buying an additional 528 shares in the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 176.0% during the fourth quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 1,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 739 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 29.3% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,000 after acquiring an additional 754 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC boosted its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 15,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.58% of the company’s stock.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

Shares of NCLH opened at $19.89 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $8.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.25, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.62. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a fifty-two week low of $14.69 and a fifty-two week high of $29.29. The company has a quick ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 10.35. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $24.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.31.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NCLH shares. Loop Capital initiated coverage on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a report on Tuesday, February 4th. They set a “hold” rating and a $26.00 target price for the company. Macquarie boosted their price objective on Norwegian Cruise Line from $30.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 6th. Morgan Stanley raised Norwegian Cruise Line from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $27.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Tigress Financial reissued a “strong-buy” rating and set a $36.00 price target on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $30.00 price objective for the company in a report on Monday, March 17th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $28.47.

About Norwegian Cruise Line

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.