Wedbush Research Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for NCMI

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Investment analysts at Wedbush reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for National CineMedia in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 1st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.03 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.50 price target 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. William Blair restated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 7th. StockNews.com upgraded National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $7.00 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday, March 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $7.70.

National CineMedia Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:NCMI opened at $5.68 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.46. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $5.89 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.51. National CineMedia has a 1 year low of $4.12 and a 1 year high of $7.60. The company has a market cap of $540.69 million, a P/E ratio of -22.72 and a beta of 1.92.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sycale Advisors NY LLC acquired a new stake in National CineMedia during the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,147,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP bought a new position in National CineMedia in the 4th quarter valued at about $4,546,000. Ranger Investment Management L.P. acquired a new position in National CineMedia during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,058,000. Riverwater Partners LLC raised its position in shares of National CineMedia by 296.7% during the 4th quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 270,307 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,795,000 after buying an additional 202,164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Panoramic Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of National CineMedia in the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,247,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd bought 103,685 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $5.18 per share, with a total value of $537,088.30. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 10,310,433 shares in the company, valued at approximately $53,408,042.94. The trade was a 1.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

National CineMedia Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Monday, March 24th were paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 24th. National CineMedia’s payout ratio is -52.17%.

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.