Barrington Research Weighs in on National CineMedia, Inc.'s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:NCMI)

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Barrington Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a report issued on Monday, April 22nd. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now expects that the business services provider will earn ($0.11) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.12). The consensus estimate for National CineMedia's current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Wedbush raised their price target on National CineMedia from $4.50 to $5.50 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 19th. B. Riley raised National CineMedia from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and raised their price target for the company from $4.50 to $6.75 in a report on Tuesday, March 19th. Benchmark reissued a "speculative buy" rating and set a $6.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Wednesday, March 20th. Finally, StockNews.com raised National CineMedia from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 16th.

National CineMedia Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NCMI traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $4.59. The company had a trading volume of 373,819 shares, compared to its average volume of 665,631. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.46. The company has a market cap of $445.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 1.89. National CineMedia has a 12-month low of $1.80 and a 12-month high of $5.75. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.25.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 18th. The business services provider reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $90.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $77.25 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 22.42% and a net margin of 426.68%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC grew its position in National CineMedia by 35.6% in the fourth quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 4,740,197 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $19,624,000 after acquiring an additional 1,245,650 shares in the last quarter. Glendon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in National CineMedia in the third quarter worth about $7,538,000. First Eagle Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in National CineMedia in the fourth quarter worth about $5,914,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in National CineMedia by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,336,947 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $5,535,000 after acquiring an additional 187,613 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PSquared Asset Management AG purchased a new position in National CineMedia in the third quarter worth about $3,067,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.49% of the company's stock.

National CineMedia Company Profile

National CineMedia, Inc, through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. It engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically-placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies.