FY2026 EPS Estimates for NCMI Lowered by Barrington Research

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research cut their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National CineMedia in a research note issued on Wednesday, July 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.07 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.08. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia's current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on NCMI. B. Riley downgraded National CineMedia from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $6.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen downgraded National CineMedia from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Wedbush reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $7.50 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Benchmark decreased their price objective on National CineMedia from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.00.

National CineMedia Price Performance

Shares of National CineMedia stock traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $4.86. The company had a trading volume of 440,934 shares, compared to its average volume of 617,965. National CineMedia has a one year low of $4.12 and a one year high of $7.60. The firm has a market cap of $458.30 million, a PE ratio of -25.58 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.06 and a 200 day simple moving average of $5.80.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The business services provider reported ($0.24) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.20) by ($0.04). National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 7.68% and a negative return on equity of 2.83%. The firm had revenue of $34.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $35.13 million.

National CineMedia Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 16th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.47%. National CineMedia's dividend payout ratio is presently -63.16%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,038 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.82, for a total transaction of $43,563.16. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 111,246 shares of the company's stock, valued at $536,205.72. The trade was a 7.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 502.0% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,081 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 4,237 shares during the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of National CineMedia during the 1st quarter valued at about $43,000. Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of National CineMedia during the 4th quarter valued at about $53,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of National CineMedia during the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new position in shares of National CineMedia during the 1st quarter valued at about $63,000. 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.