National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) Forecasted to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of ($0.11) Per Share

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for National CineMedia in a research note issued to investors on Monday, April 22nd. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of ($0.11) per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.12). The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is $0.03 per share.

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

National CineMedia Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:NCMI opened at $4.59 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $445.37 million, a P/E ratio of 0.15 and a beta of 1.89. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4.61 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.25. National CineMedia has a fifty-two week low of $1.80 and a fifty-two week high of $5.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.46.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last issued 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). The business had revenue of $90.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $77.25 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 22.42% and a net margin of 426.68%.

Institutional Trading of National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 67.4% during the 4th quarter. Hill Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 17,116 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $71,000 after purchasing an additional 6,889 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new position in National CineMedia during the third quarter valued at about $136,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $212,000. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of National CineMedia in the 4th quarter worth approximately $218,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new stake in shares of National CineMedia during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $332,000. 69.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.