What is Barrington Research's Forecast for NCMI Q2 Earnings?

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for National CineMedia in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.04). Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $7.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia's current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS.

NCMI has been the topic of a number of other reports. William Blair restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $7.50 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com cut shares of National CineMedia from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Thursday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $7.70.

National CineMedia Stock Down 2.5%

NCMI stock traded down $0.13 during trading on Friday, reaching $5.16. The stock had a trading volume of 536,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 632,165. The company has a market capitalization of $486.61 million, a P/E ratio of -20.64 and a beta of 2.12. National CineMedia has a 1-year low of $4.12 and a 1-year high of $7.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $5.73 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.42.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The business services provider reported ($0.24) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by ($0.04). National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.61% and a negative net margin of 9.49%. The firm had revenue of $34.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $35.13 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 107,069 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $711,000 after purchasing an additional 3,219 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in National CineMedia by 18.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,749 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 4,084 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in National CineMedia by 502.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,081 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 4,237 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 66.9% in the 1st quarter. CWM LLC now owns 14,873 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 5,961 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 46.4% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 19,611 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $130,000 after buying an additional 6,217 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.49% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at National CineMedia

In related news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd bought 103,685 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.18 per share, with a total value of $537,088.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 10,310,433 shares in the company, valued at $53,408,042.94. The trade was a 1.02% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

National CineMedia Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.33%. National CineMedia's dividend payout ratio is -63.16%.

About National CineMedia

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.