Zacks Research Weighs in on IMAX’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:IMAX)

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for IMAX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.10. The consensus estimate for IMAX’s current full-year earnings is $0.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IMAX’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.14). IMAX had a return on equity of 8.60% and a net margin of 7.40%. The firm had revenue of $92.67 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $104.08 million.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on shares of IMAX from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research lifted their target price on shares of IMAX from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of IMAX in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Macquarie lifted their price target on shares of IMAX from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of IMAX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.67.

IMAX Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE IMAX opened at $24.11 on Thursday. IMAX has a twelve month low of $14.94 and a twelve month high of $27.77. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.45. The company has a market capitalization of $1.28 billion, a PE ratio of 49.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in shares of IMAX by 138.5% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 561 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank acquired a new position in shares of IMAX during the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in IMAX by 78,333.3% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 2,350 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its holdings in IMAX by 23.4% during the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 7,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in IMAX by 415.4% during the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,000 after purchasing an additional 5,832 shares during the last quarter. 93.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

IMAX Company Profile

IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Content Solutions and Technology Products and Services. The company offers IMAX DMR, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced that provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; and SSIMWAVE, an AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies.