American Century Companies Inc. Has $830,000 Position in National CineMedia, Inc. $NCMI

American Century Companies Inc. raised its position in National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) by 7.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 142,123 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,460 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.15% of National CineMedia worth $830,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NCMI. Sycale Advisors NY LLC bought a new position in National CineMedia during the fourth quarter worth about $14,147,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of National CineMedia during the 4th quarter worth approximately $4,546,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,358,287 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $25,452,000 after acquiring an additional 232,702 shares during the period. Panoramic Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of National CineMedia during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,247,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 126.3% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 273,711 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,817,000 after acquiring an additional 152,777 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NCMI has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 8th. Benchmark decreased their price target on shares of National CineMedia from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. B. Riley lowered shares of National CineMedia from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $6.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, Wedbush set a $7.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $6.90.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,038 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.82, for a total value of $43,563.16. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 111,246 shares in the company, valued at approximately $536,205.72. The trade was a 7.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

National CineMedia Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NCMI opened at $4.30 on Friday. National CineMedia, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.12 and a 52-week high of $7.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $4.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $5.32. The stock has a market cap of $402.95 million, a P/E ratio of -20.48 and a beta of 1.97.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported ($0.11) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11). The firm had revenue of $51.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.45 million. National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 8.62% and a negative return on equity of 3.51%. National CineMedia has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that National CineMedia, Inc. will post -0.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

National CineMedia Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a $0.03 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. National CineMedia’s payout ratio is -57.14%.

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.