Q3 Earnings Forecast for IMAX Issued By Barrington Research

IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of IMAX in a research note issued on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.24. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $37.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for IMAX’s current full-year earnings is $0.91 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for IMAX’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.07. IMAX had a return on equity of 8.62% and a net margin of 9.04%.The company had revenue of $91.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $93.04 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.18 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded IMAX from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 11th. Roth Capital lifted their price target on IMAX from $36.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “sell” rating on shares of IMAX in a report on Friday, July 25th. B. Riley reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of IMAX in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on IMAX from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, IMAX has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.10.

IMAX Price Performance

NYSE:IMAX opened at $32.22 on Friday. IMAX has a fifty-two week low of $19.91 and a fifty-two week high of $34.14. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $30.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.56. The stock has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 53.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.62.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IMAX

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMAX. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd lifted its holdings in IMAX by 31.7% in the 2nd quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 5,113,033 shares of the company’s stock worth $142,960,000 after purchasing an additional 1,230,267 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its position in IMAX by 2,496.9% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 573,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,123,000 after buying an additional 551,819 shares during the period. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in IMAX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,568,000. Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new position in IMAX in the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,181,000. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. increased its position in IMAX by 805.9% in the 1st quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. now owns 469,504 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,371,000 after buying an additional 417,677 shares during the period. 93.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at IMAX

In related news, VP Robert D. Lister sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.80, for a total value of $656,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 161,421 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,294,608.80. The trade was a 11.02% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Kenneth Ian Weissman sold 15,072 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.65, for a total value of $386,596.80. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,133 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $670,311.45. This trade represents a 36.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 23.18% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

IMAX Company Profile

IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Content Solutions and Technology Products and Services. The company offers IMAX DMR, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced that provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; and SSIMWAVE, an AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies.