ING Groep NV Sells 492,745 Shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH)

ING Groep NV decreased its stake in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:NCLH - Free Report) by 59.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 338,760 shares of the company's stock after selling 492,745 shares during the quarter. ING Groep NV owned 0.08% of Norwegian Cruise Line worth $8,716,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NCLH. Blue Trust Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 489.8% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,188 shares of the company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 1,817 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 177,496 shares of the company's stock worth $3,640,000 after purchasing an additional 8,890 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 3,190.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 436,227 shares of the company's stock worth $8,947,000 after purchasing an additional 422,970 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 24,800 shares of the company's stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Finally, Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Norwegian Cruise Line by 71.5% during the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 32,275 shares of the company's stock worth $676,000 after purchasing an additional 13,453 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.58% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on NCLH. Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $26.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Barclays upgraded shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating and lifted their target price for the company from $28.00 to $32.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. Tigress Financial lifted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $32.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their target price on shares of Norwegian Cruise Line from $19.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Norwegian Cruise Line presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $29.00.

Norwegian Cruise Line Price Performance

Shares of NYSE NCLH traded down $1.59 during trading on Friday, reaching $24.09. The company had a trading volume of 15,788,770 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,836,129. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has a 52 week low of $14.69 and a 52 week high of $29.29. The stock has a market cap of $10.59 billion, a PE ratio of 22.10, a PEG ratio of 0.24 and a beta of 2.64. 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 business's 50 day moving average price is $26.49 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.60.

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.