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IMAX (IMAX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.36 +0.16 (+0.63%)
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About IMAX Stock (NYSE:IMAX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.01
$25.52
50-Day Range
$25.18
$29.23
52-Week Range
$18.76
$29.66
Volume
207,374 shs
Average Volume
933,026 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.36 billion
P/E Ratio
42.20
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

IMAX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

IMAX MarketRank™: 

IMAX scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 279 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 2.82, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    IMAX has been the subject of 8 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 23.08% in the coming year, from $0.91 to $1.12 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of IMAX is 42.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of IMAX is 42.21, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 19.07.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    IMAX has a PEG Ratio of 1.78. 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 3.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.30% 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 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in IMAX has recently increased by 18.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    IMAX does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.30% 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 4.8.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in IMAX has recently increased by 18.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    IMAX has a news sentiment score of 0.33. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for IMAX this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    10 people have searched for IMAX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added IMAX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, IMAX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    23.18% 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 $25.60 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IMAX stock has decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $25.1950.

IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 24th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.07. The company's revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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IMAX's board authorized a stock buyback plan on Thursday, June 12th 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

IMAX's top institutional investors include Mizuho Markets Americas LLC, Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.39%), Connors Investor Services Inc. (0.22%) and Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Richard L Gelfond, Robert D Lister, Mark Welton, Calamera Pablo, Kenneth Ian Weissman, Denny Tu and Natasha Fernandes.
View institutional ownership trends
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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
7/24/2025
Today
8/04/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

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
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$37.00
Low Price Target
$26.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+30.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.82
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.60
Trailing P/E Ratio
41.97
Forward P/E Ratio
27.67
P/E Growth
1.78
Net Income
$26.06 million
Net Margins
9.04%
Pretax Margin
15.15%
Return on Equity
8.62%
Return on Assets
3.89%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.11
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$362.48 million
Price / Sales
3.74
Cash Flow
$1.84 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.69
Book Value
$7.17 per share
Price / Book
3.51

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
53,783,000
Free Float
40,832,000
Market Cap
$1.35 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NYSE:IMAX) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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