National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) Given a $7.00 Price Target at Wedbush

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) received a $7.00 price target from equities researchers at Wedbush in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Wedbush’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 44.69% from the stock’s current price. Wedbush also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Benchmark dropped their price target on National CineMedia from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, B. Riley lowered National CineMedia from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $6.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, May 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $6.90.

National CineMedia Stock Up 6.6%

Shares of NCMI traded up $0.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $4.84. 448,899 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 679,844. National CineMedia has a 1 year low of $4.12 and a 1 year high of $7.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $456.22 million, a P/E ratio of -25.34 and a beta of 2.14. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $5.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $5.68.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.08) by ($0.03). National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 7.68% and a negative return on equity of 2.83%. The business had revenue of $51.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.45 million. Sell-side analysts anticipate that National CineMedia will post -0.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other National CineMedia news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,038 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.82, for a total value of $43,563.16. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 111,246 shares in the company, valued at $536,205.72. This represents a 7.51% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.40% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sycale Advisors NY LLC bought a new stake in shares of National CineMedia in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $14,147,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of National CineMedia in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,546,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 21.1% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,538,933 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $20,667,000 after buying an additional 615,417 shares during the period. Ranger Investment Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of National CineMedia in the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,058,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 5.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,358,287 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,452,000 after buying an additional 232,702 shares during the period. 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.