National CineMedia, Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of ($0.11) Per Share, Barrington Research Forecasts (NASDAQ:NCMI)

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Barrington Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National CineMedia in a report issued on Monday, April 22nd. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of ($0.12). The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 18th. The business services provider reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.01). National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 22.42% and a net margin of 426.68%. The business had revenue of $90.90 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $77.25 million.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. StockNews.com upgraded National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Wedbush upped their price objective on National CineMedia from $4.50 to $5.50 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. B. Riley upgraded National CineMedia from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $4.50 to $6.75 in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “speculative buy” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th.

National CineMedia Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NASDAQ NCMI opened at $4.63 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4.60 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.25. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $1.80 and a 52-week high of $5.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $449.25 million, a P/E ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a quick ratio of 2.46, a current ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National CineMedia

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. National Bank of Canada FI bought a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $332,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp bought a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $212,000. South Dakota Investment Council bought a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,381,000. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $136,000. Finally, Citigroup Inc. bought a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $2,752,000. 69.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.