Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for NCMI FY2025 Earnings

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Research analysts at Wedbush lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for National CineMedia in a report released on Thursday, May 1st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $0.03 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.05. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $7.50 price target 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $86.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $84.77 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.61% and a negative net margin of 9.49%.

A number of other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $7.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 14th. William Blair reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of National CineMedia from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $8.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, National CineMedia currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $7.70.

National CineMedia Price Performance

Shares of NCMI traded down $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $5.61. 759,334 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 622,505. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.46. National CineMedia has a 1-year low of $4.12 and a 1-year high of $7.60. The stock has a market cap of $534.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.44 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a 50 day moving average of $5.89 and a 200-day moving average of $6.50.

Institutional Trading of National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NCMI. Kings Path Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of National CineMedia during the fourth quarter valued at about $408,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of National CineMedia by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 476,468 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,164,000 after purchasing an additional 7,130 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in National CineMedia by 39.7% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 43,210 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $287,000 after purchasing an additional 12,281 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in National CineMedia by 3.1% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 107,069 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $711,000 after purchasing an additional 3,219 shares during the period. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new position in National CineMedia during the fourth quarter worth $93,000. 69.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other National CineMedia news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd bought 103,685 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was bought at an average price of $5.18 per share, with a total value of $537,088.30. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

National CineMedia Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a -- dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th. National CineMedia's payout ratio is currently -52.17%.

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.