Is Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (NCLH) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd [NCLH] stock is trading at $24.42, up 2.61%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NCLH shares have gain 8.87% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 29.07%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd [NYSE: NCLH] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on December 15, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $20 for it. Previously, Goldman downgraded its rating to Neutral on December 09, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $21. On November 18, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with an Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $30 on the stock. TD Cowen started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $31 on July 22, 2025. Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Northcoast started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 25, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $21. In a note dated April 21, 2025, Loop Capital upgraded a Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $25.

For the past year, the stock price of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd fluctuated between $14.21 and $29.29. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $26 within the next 12 months. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd [NYSE: NCLH] shares were valued at $24.42 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.47% based on the average NCLH price forecast.

Analyzing the NCLH fundamentals

According to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd [NYSE:NCLH], the company’s sales were 9.69B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.69% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.4 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 6.62.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 23.76 points at the first support level, and at 23.10 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 24.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 25.12.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd [NYSE:NCLH] has a current ratio of 0.19. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.17, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.15, the price to book ratio is 5.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.60.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Ashby Faye L., SVP & Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Dec 12 ’25 when 5250.0 shares were sold. Officer, Faye Ashby completed a deal on Dec 12 ’25 to buy 5250.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Vessel Ops & NO Dahlgren Patrik bought 5550.0 shares on Nov 25 ’25.

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