Barrington Research Has Bearish Outlook for NCMI Q2 Earnings

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for National CineMedia in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.03). Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.14 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.08) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.04) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on NCMI. StockNews.com raised National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Wedbush raised shares of National CineMedia from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $7.50 target price for the company in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, William Blair restated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, National CineMedia presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $7.70.

National CineMedia Price Performance

Shares of National CineMedia stock opened at $5.92 on Friday. National CineMedia has a one year low of $4.12 and a one year high of $7.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $563.54 million, a P/E ratio of -23.68 and a beta of 1.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.46. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $6.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $6.57.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $86.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $84.77 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.61% and a negative net margin of 9.49%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National CineMedia

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NCMI. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of National CineMedia by 18.4% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 564,030 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,294,000 after acquiring an additional 87,562 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in National CineMedia by 502.0% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 5,081 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 4,237 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in National CineMedia by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,923,516 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $19,412,000 after purchasing an additional 132,895 shares during the period. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia during the fourth quarter worth approximately $384,000. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 2,562.3% in the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 69,539 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $462,000 after acquiring an additional 66,927 shares in the last quarter. 69.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd purchased 300,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 7th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.12 per share, for a total transaction of $1,536,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 10,250,721 shares in the company, valued at $52,483,691.52. This represents a 3.01 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

National CineMedia Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th were paid a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th. National CineMedia’s dividend payout ratio is currently -52.17%.

About National CineMedia

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.