Wedbush Reiterates Outperform Rating for National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI)

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reiterated by stock analysts at Wedbush in a research note issued to investors on Friday,RTT News reports. They presently have a $6.00 price objective on the business services provider’s stock, down from their prior price objective of $7.00. Wedbush’s target price suggests a potential upside of 35.75% from the company’s current price. Wedbush also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.02) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.06) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

NCMI has been the subject of several other research reports. Barrington Research reduced their price target on shares of National CineMedia from $7.00 to $6.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.60.

National CineMedia Trading Up 9.4%

NASDAQ NCMI opened at $4.42 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.86. National CineMedia has a 12-month low of $4.03 and a 12-month high of $7.60. The company has a market cap of $414.24 million, a P/E ratio of -21.05 and a beta of 1.90.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The business services provider reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.05. National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 8.62% and a negative return on equity of 3.51%. The business had revenue of $63.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $64.23 million. National CineMedia has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that National CineMedia will post -0.12 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at National CineMedia

In other National CineMedia news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,039 shares of National CineMedia stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.44, for a total transaction of $40,133.16. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 118,998 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $528,351.12. The trade was a 7.06% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On National CineMedia

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the 1st quarter worth about $797,000. Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 64.1% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 165,237 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $965,000 after buying an additional 64,538 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 5.6% in the 1st 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 last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 21.3% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 683,614 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,992,000 after buying an additional 120,079 shares during the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the 1st quarter worth about $142,000. 69.49% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.