Q1 EPS Forecast for National CineMedia Reduced by Analyst

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for National CineMedia in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the business services provider will earn ($0.22) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.21). Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $7.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.00 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on NCMI. StockNews.com downgraded National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Barrington Research reduced their target price on shares of National CineMedia from $8.25 to $7.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday. Finally, William Blair reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, National CineMedia presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.70.

National CineMedia Stock Down 17.8 %

NASDAQ:NCMI opened at $5.22 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.80. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $3.70 and a 52-week high of $7.60. The company has a market cap of $495.46 million, a PE ratio of -20.88 and a beta of 2.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.46.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NCMI. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 6,936,947 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $48,905,000 after purchasing an additional 365,360 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP raised 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 valued at $19,412,000 after buying an additional 132,895 shares during the period. Sycale Advisors NY LLC bought a new stake in National CineMedia in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $14,147,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of National CineMedia by 0.8% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,961,963 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $13,835,000 after buying an additional 15,605 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 23.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,157,488 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $8,160,000 after acquiring an additional 222,498 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total transaction of $154,560.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $436,085.37. The trade was a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by 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.