IMAX (IMAX) Competitors $31.70 -0.74 (-2.27%) Closing price 10/24/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.34 -0.36 (-1.15%) As of 10/24/2025 07:45 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IMAX vs. AMC, CNK, COTY, ODD, MBC, LVWR, FOXF, EPC, OLPX, and YSGShould you be buying IMAX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMAX include AMC Entertainment (AMC), Cinemark (CNK), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), MasterBrand (MBC), LiveWire Group (LVWR), Fox Factory (FOXF), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Olaplex (OLPX), and Yatsen (YSG). IMAX vs. Its Competitors AMC Entertainment Cinemark Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand LiveWire Group Fox Factory Edgewell Personal Care Olaplex Yatsen IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Does the media favor IMAX or AMC? In the previous week, IMAX had 26 more articles in the media than AMC Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for IMAX and 18 mentions for AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat IMAX's score of 0.46 indicating that AMC Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IMAX 8 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 20 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AMC Entertainment 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, IMAX or AMC? IMAX has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings & valuation, IMAX or AMC? IMAX has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMAX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIMAX$352.21M4.84$26.06M$0.7144.65AMC Entertainment$4.64B0.30-$352.60M-$0.89-3.02 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IMAX or AMC? 93.5% of IMAX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of IMAX shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer IMAX or AMC? IMAX presently has a consensus target price of $35.80, suggesting a potential upside of 12.92%. AMC Entertainment has a consensus target price of $3.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.84%. Given AMC Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMC Entertainment is more favorable than IMAX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IMAX 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67AMC Entertainment 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.11 Is IMAX or AMC more profitable? IMAX has a net margin of 10.47% compared to AMC Entertainment's net margin of -7.39%. IMAX's return on equity of 10.21% beat AMC Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IMAX10.47% 10.21% 4.67% AMC Entertainment -7.39%N/A -4.07% SummaryIMAX beats AMC Entertainment on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IMAX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMAX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IMAX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIMAXMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.70B$11.55B$8.36B$22.10BDividend YieldN/A2.29%3.03%3.55%P/E Ratio44.6528.7319.9633.37Price / Sales4.843.606.4883.20Price / Cash17.2221.0616.4224.64Price / Book4.4210.074.954.66Net Income$26.06M$364.22M$257.16M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.61%0.48%2.08%2.22%1 Month Performance-2.76%-6.53%-2.25%1.79%1 Year Performance54.73%25.20%39.90%14.02% IMAX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMAXIMAX3.4321 of 5 stars$31.71-2.3%$35.80+12.9%+54.7%$1.70B$352.21M44.65780Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAMCAMC Entertainment3.5809 of 5 stars$2.78+1.3%$3.33+19.8%-38.0%$1.42B$4.64B-3.1233,382Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionCNKCinemark4.8914 of 5 stars$26.69+0.9%$35.40+32.6%-7.9%$3.07B$3.05B14.5918,800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCOTYCoty4.4103 of 5 stars$4.14-4.7%$6.06+46.6%-45.4%$3.61B$5.89B-9.4011,636Analyst ForecastODDODDITY Tech2.9013 of 5 stars$51.58+1.4%$73.90+43.3%+20.4%$2.88B$647.04M28.66342Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand1.1368 of 5 stars$12.90+1.2%$15.00+16.3%-28.7%$1.63B$2.70B17.9113,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastLVWRLiveWire Group0.0129 of 5 stars$5.76+11.3%N/A+1.9%$1.17B$23.82M-14.39220News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFOXFFox Factory3.4742 of 5 stars$22.98+1.7%$33.00+43.6%-33.1%$960.56M$1.39B-3.804,100Analyst ForecastEPCEdgewell Personal Care4.1593 of 5 stars$19.94-1.6%$26.33+32.1%-43.0%$926.41M$2.25B14.776,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOLPXOlaplex3.6182 of 5 stars$1.22-0.8%$1.88+53.7%-45.5%$813.84M$422.67M30.75170Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastYSGYatsen1.2788 of 5 stars$8.43+0.1%N/A+115.0%$790.78M$464.90M-11.091,350Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMC Competitors CNK Competitors COTY Competitors ODD Competitors MBC Competitors LVWR Competitors FOXF Competitors EPC Competitors OLPX Competitors YSG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IMAX) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyMissed Bitcoin when it was $100? 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