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IMAX (IMAX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$40.44 -0.64 (-1.56%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$40.46 +0.02 (+0.05%)
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About IMAX Stock (NYSE:IMAX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.61
$41.39
50-Day Range
$33.06
$44.99
52-Week Range
$24.20
$45.52
Volume
1.04 million shs
Average Volume
945,912 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.23 billion
P/E Ratio
62.22
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$48.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

IMAX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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76th Percentile Overall Score

IMAX MarketRank™: 

IMAX scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 75th out of 271 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    IMAX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    IMAX has a consensus price target of $48.00, representing about 18.7% upside from its current price of $40.44.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    IMAX has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about IMAX's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for IMAX are expected to grow by 17.91% in the coming year, from $1.34 to $1.58 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of IMAX is 62.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.23.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of IMAX is 62.22, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 20.69.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    IMAX has a PEG Ratio of 1.45. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    IMAX has a P/B Ratio of 5.09. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about IMAX's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    14.15% of the float of IMAX has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    IMAX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.34.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in IMAX has recently decreased by 3.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    IMAX does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    IMAX does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    IMAX has a news sentiment score of 0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for IMAX this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    6 people have searched for IMAX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, IMAX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,719,850.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    20.55% of the stock of IMAX is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    93.51% of the stock of IMAX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about IMAX's insider trading history.
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IMAX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

IMAX's stock was trading at $36.96 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, IMAX stock has increased by 9.4% and is now trading at $40.44.

IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.02. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.1% on a year-over-year basis.
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IMAX's board authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, June 12th 2025, which authorizes the company to buy back $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 6.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

IMAX's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (2.25%), Emerald Advisers LLC (1.54%), Bank of America Corp DE (0.77%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (0.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard L Gelfond, Kevin Douglas, Robert D Lister, Calamera Pablo, Giovanni M Dolci, Kenneth Ian Weissman and Natasha Fernandes.
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Shares of IMAX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that IMAX investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Alphabet (GOOG).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/30/2026
Today
6/29/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/23/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST
Sub-Industry
Consumer Goods
Current Symbol
NYSE:IMAX
CIK
921582
Employees
780
Year Founded
1967

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$60.00
Low Price Target
$41.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.75
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.65
Trailing P/E Ratio
39.88
Forward P/E Ratio
30.18
P/E Growth
1.45
Net Income
$34.88 million
Net Margins
9.08%
Pretax Margin
13.92%
Return on Equity
13.61%
Return on Assets
6.51%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.18
Quick Ratio
1.11

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$410.21 million
Price / Sales
5.42
Cash Flow
$2.20 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.42
Book Value
$7.94 per share
Price / Book
5.09

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
55,020,000
Free Float
43,710,000
Market Cap
$2.23 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.37

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This page (NYSE:IMAX) was last updated on 6/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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