Roth Capital Lowers Earnings Estimates for AMC Entertainment

Key Points

• Roth Capital has lowered its Q2 2025 earnings per share estimate for AMC Entertainment from ($0.01) to ($0.07), indicating a more pessimistic outlook for the company's financial performance.
• The consensus estimate for AMC's full-year earnings is projected to be ($1.38) per share, with further estimates of ($0.71) for FY2025 and ($0.35) for FY2026.
• AMC Entertainment stock is currently rated as a "Hold" by analysts, with a consensus price target of $4.26, amidst a mix of sell, hold, and one buy ratings from various research firms.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for AMC Entertainment in a report issued on Tuesday, July 29th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.07) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for AMC Entertainment's current full-year earnings is ($1.38) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AMC Entertainment's FY2025 earnings at ($0.71) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.35) EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on AMC. Roth Mkm cut their price target on shares of AMC Entertainment from $3.25 to $3.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. Wedbush raised shares of AMC Entertainment from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $3.00 to $4.00 in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Citigroup reissued a "sell" rating and set a $2.60 price target (up from $2.30) on shares of AMC Entertainment in a research report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of AMC Entertainment in a research report on Friday, May 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $3.00 price target for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $4.26.

AMC Entertainment Trading Up 0.9%

Shares of NYSE AMC traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $2.88. The company had a trading volume of 4,773,633 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,512,683. The business's 50-day moving average is $3.19 and its 200-day moving average is $3.09. The stock has a market cap of $1.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.93 and a beta of 1.49. AMC Entertainment has a 52 week low of $2.45 and a 52 week high of $5.56.

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported ($0.58) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.61) by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $862.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $983.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.62) EPS. The company's revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AMC. Legacy Financial Strategies LLC bought a new stake in shares of AMC Entertainment in the 1st quarter worth $29,000. Ground Swell Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of AMC Entertainment in the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AMC Entertainment in the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. May Hill Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of AMC Entertainment in the 2nd quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of AMC Entertainment in the 1st quarter worth $36,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 28.80% of the company's stock.

AMC Entertainment Company Profile

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.