What is Barrington Research's Forecast for NCMI Q3 Earnings?

Key Points

• Barrington Research has revised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for National CineMedia, anticipating a smaller loss of ($0.02) per share, an improvement from a previous estimate of ($0.05).
• National CineMedia reported a revenue of $51.80 million for the last quarter, which fell short of analyst expectations of $59.45 million, with a matching EPS of ($0.11).
• The company has a consensus target price of $6.90 with varying ratings from analysts, ranging from "sell" to "buy".

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 6th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the business services provider will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of ($0.05). 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 Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.23 EPS.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.11). National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 8.62% and a negative return on equity of 3.51%. The company had revenue of $51.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $59.45 million.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush set a $7.00 price objective on shares of National CineMedia and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of National CineMedia from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Benchmark dropped their target price on shares of National CineMedia from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, B. Riley cut shares of National CineMedia from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a $6.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Friday, May 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, National CineMedia has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $6.90.

National CineMedia Stock Performance

Shares of NCMI stock opened at $4.42 on Monday. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $4.12 and a 52-week high of $7.60. The stock has a market cap of $414.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.05 and a beta of 2.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $4.95 and a 200-day moving average of $5.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National CineMedia

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 375.7% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 127,500 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $847,000 after purchasing an additional 100,700 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 502.0% in 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. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,749 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $178,000 after purchasing an additional 4,084 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 122.4% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 83,863 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $557,000 after purchasing an additional 46,163 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 46.4% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 19,611 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.49% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other National CineMedia news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,038 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.82, for a total value of $43,563.16. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 111,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $536,205.72. This trade represents a 7.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.40% of the company's stock.

National CineMedia Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be given a $0.03 dividend. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 15th. National CineMedia's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -57.14%.

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.

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