Q2 EPS Estimates for National CineMedia Cut by Wedbush

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National CineMedia in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 7th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.09) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.02). Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $7.50 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia's current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for National CineMedia's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. William Blair reissued a "neutral" rating and issued a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com cut National CineMedia from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Thursday. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, National CineMedia presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $7.70.

National CineMedia Stock Up 2.4%

National CineMedia stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $5.07. The company had a trading volume of 776,918 shares, compared to its average volume of 630,445. 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 stock's 50 day moving average price is $5.77 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.44. National CineMedia has a 12 month low of $4.12 and a 12 month high of $7.60. The company has a market capitalization of $478.12 million, a PE ratio of -20.28 and a beta of 2.12.

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 company had revenue of $34.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.13 million.

Institutional Trading of National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NCMI. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in National CineMedia by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 476,468 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $3,164,000 after acquiring an additional 7,130 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in National CineMedia by 39.7% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 43,210 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $287,000 after acquiring an additional 12,281 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in National CineMedia by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 107,069 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $711,000 after acquiring an additional 3,219 shares during the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new stake in National CineMedia in the fourth quarter worth about $93,000. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in National CineMedia by 16.3% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 65,424 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $434,000 after buying an additional 9,147 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.49% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at National CineMedia

In other news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd acquired 300,000 shares of National CineMedia stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.12 per share, for a total transaction of $1,536,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 10,250,721 shares in the company, valued at $52,483,691.52. The trade was a 3.01% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

National CineMedia Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 30th. Investors of record on Friday, May 16th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.37%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 16th. National CineMedia's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -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.