What is Barrington Research's Estimate for NCMI Q2 Earnings?

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the business services provider will earn ($0.10) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.07). The consensus estimate for National CineMedia's current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia's Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on NCMI. Benchmark reduced their price objective on National CineMedia from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. B. Riley cut National CineMedia from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $6.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Friday, May 16th. Wall Street Zen cut National CineMedia from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $7.50 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Thursday, May 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $7.00.

National CineMedia Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of National CineMedia stock traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $4.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 440,934 shares, compared to its average volume of 617,965. 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 $458.30 million, a P/E ratio of -25.58 and a beta of 2.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $5.06 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.81.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National CineMedia

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MetLife Investment Management LLC grew its position in National CineMedia by 5.7% during the first quarter. MetLife Investment Management LLC now owns 39,857 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $233,000 after buying an additional 2,151 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC grew its position in National CineMedia by 21.4% during the first quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 17,001 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 3,001 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in National CineMedia by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,749 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $178,000 after buying an additional 4,084 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in National CineMedia by 502.0% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,081 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 4,237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC grew its position in National CineMedia by 66.9% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 14,873 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $87,000 after buying an additional 5,961 shares in the last quarter. 69.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at National CineMedia

In other National CineMedia news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,038 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.82, for a total transaction of $43,563.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 111,246 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $536,205.72. This trade represents a 7.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

National CineMedia Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 16th. National CineMedia's payout ratio is currently -63.16%.

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.