National CineMedia (NCMI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) is expected to be posting its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 6th. Analysts expect National CineMedia to post earnings of ($0.19) per share and revenue of $35.13 million for the quarter. National CineMedia has set its Q1 2025 guidance at EPS.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 9.49% and a negative return on equity of 2.61%. The company had revenue of $86.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $84.77 million. On average, analysts expect National CineMedia to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

National CineMedia Price Performance

NCMI stock opened at $5.68 on Friday. National CineMedia has a 12-month low of $4.12 and a 12-month high of $7.60. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $5.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $540.69 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.72 and a beta of 1.92.

National CineMedia Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 24th were given 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%.

Insider Activity

In related news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd bought 103,685 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.18 per share, for a total transaction of $537,088.30. Following the completion of the purchase, the insider now directly owns 10,310,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,408,042.94. This represents a 1.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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.