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IMAX vs. AMC, CNK, COTY, ODD, MBC, LVWR, FOXF, EPC, OLPX, and YSG

Should 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

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.

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

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.

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 Ratio
IMAX$352.21M4.84$26.06M$0.7144.65
AMC Entertainment$4.64B0.30-$352.60M-$0.89-3.02

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.

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)
2.67
AMC Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.11

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%

Summary

IMAX beats AMC Entertainment on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IMAX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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IMAX vs. The Competition

MetricIMAXMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.70B$11.55B$8.36B$22.10B
Dividend YieldN/A2.29%3.03%3.55%
P/E Ratio44.6528.7319.9633.37
Price / Sales4.843.606.4883.20
Price / Cash17.2221.0616.4224.64
Price / Book4.4210.074.954.66
Net Income$26.06M$364.22M$257.16M$1.02B
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IMAX
IMAX
3.4321 of 5 stars
$31.71
-2.3%
$35.80
+12.9%
+54.7%$1.70B$352.21M44.65780Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
AMC
AMC Entertainment
3.5809 of 5 stars
$2.78
+1.3%
$3.33
+19.8%
-38.0%$1.42B$4.64B-3.1233,382Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
CNK
Cinemark
4.8914 of 5 stars
$26.69
+0.9%
$35.40
+32.6%
-7.9%$3.07B$3.05B14.5918,800News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
COTY
Coty
4.4103 of 5 stars
$4.14
-4.7%
$6.06
+46.6%
-45.4%$3.61B$5.89B-9.4011,636Analyst Forecast
ODD
ODDITY Tech
2.9013 of 5 stars
$51.58
+1.4%
$73.90
+43.3%
+20.4%$2.88B$647.04M28.66342Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MBC
MasterBrand
1.1368 of 5 stars
$12.90
+1.2%
$15.00
+16.3%
-28.7%$1.63B$2.70B17.9113,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
LVWR
LiveWire Group
0.0129 of 5 stars
$5.76
+11.3%
N/A+1.9%$1.17B$23.82M-14.39220News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
FOXF
Fox Factory
3.4742 of 5 stars
$22.98
+1.7%
$33.00
+43.6%
-33.1%$960.56M$1.39B-3.804,100Analyst Forecast
EPC
Edgewell Personal Care
4.1593 of 5 stars
$19.94
-1.6%
$26.33
+32.1%
-43.0%$926.41M$2.25B14.776,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
OLPX
Olaplex
3.6182 of 5 stars
$1.22
-0.8%
$1.88
+53.7%
-45.5%$813.84M$422.67M30.75170Positive News
Analyst Forecast
YSG
Yatsen
1.2788 of 5 stars
$8.43
+0.1%
N/A+115.0%$790.78M$464.90M-11.091,350Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:IMAX) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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