Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) Raised by Analyst

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a report released on Monday, April 22nd. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now forecasts that the business services provider will earn ($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 announced its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $90.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $77.25 million.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on NCMI. Wedbush increased their price target on National CineMedia from $4.50 to $5.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 19th. StockNews.com upgraded National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. 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 report on Tuesday, March 19th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a “speculative buy” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Wednesday, March 20th.

National CineMedia Trading Down 2.7 %

NCMI stock opened at $4.47 on Thursday. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $2.03 and a 52-week high of $5.75. The company has a quick ratio of 2.46, a current ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02. The firm has a market cap of $433.24 million, a P/E ratio of 0.14 and a beta of 1.89. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.25.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National CineMedia

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC grew its holdings in National CineMedia by 67.4% in the 4th quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 17,116 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 6,889 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D acquired a new stake in National CineMedia during the third quarter worth about $136,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp purchased a new position in National CineMedia during the third quarter worth about $212,000. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in National CineMedia during the fourth quarter worth about $218,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter valued at about $332,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.