Brokers Offer Predictions for National CineMedia, Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:NCMI)

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a research note issued on Monday, April 22nd. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.23. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. Benchmark reissued a “speculative buy” rating and issued a $6.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Wednesday, March 20th. B. Riley raised shares of National CineMedia from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $4.50 to $6.75 in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th. StockNews.com raised shares of National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their price target on shares of National CineMedia from $4.50 to $5.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 19th.

National CineMedia Stock Performance

NASDAQ NCMI opened at $4.59 on Wednesday. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $1.80 and a 52-week high of $5.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.46. The company has a market capitalization of $445.37 million, a P/E ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a fifty day moving average of $4.61 and a 200-day moving average of $4.25.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 18th. The business services provider reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $90.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $77.25 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National CineMedia

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wellington Management Group LLP purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the third quarter valued at about $5,161,000. Glendon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the third quarter valued at about $7,538,000. Citigroup Inc. purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the third quarter valued at about $2,752,000. South Dakota Investment Council purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the third quarter valued at about $1,381,000. Finally, Manatuck Hill Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the third quarter valued at about $898,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

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.