Q4 Earnings Estimate for NCMI Issued By Barrington Research

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q4 2024 earnings estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a research report issued on Friday, January 31st. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.09 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.08. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $8.25 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.14) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on NCMI. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price objective (up previously from $6.00) on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Monday, November 4th. StockNews.com cut National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $8.06.

National CineMedia Stock Performance

Shares of NCMI opened at $6.83 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.46. National CineMedia has a 12-month low of $3.65 and a 12-month high of $7.60. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $6.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $648.30 million, a PE ratio of -27.32 and a beta of 2.06.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The business services provider reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $62.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $58.20 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.61% and a negative net margin of 9.49%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in National CineMedia during the 4th quarter worth about $93,000. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 107,069 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $711,000 after buying an additional 3,219 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 39.7% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 43,210 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $287,000 after purchasing an additional 12,281 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in National CineMedia by 1.5% in the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 476,468 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,164,000 after buying an additional 7,130 shares during the period. Finally, Kings Path Partners LLC acquired a new position in National CineMedia during the 4th quarter valued at $408,000. 69.49% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of National CineMedia stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total value of $154,560.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,987 shares in the company, valued at $436,085.37. The trade was a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.