Cineplex Inc. (TSE:CGX) Receives C$12.88 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Cineplex Inc. (TSE:CGX) have earned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$12.67.

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Scotiabank dropped their price target on Cineplex from C$11.00 to C$10.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Cineplex from C$11.50 to C$12.50 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 6th.

Cineplex Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of Cineplex stock opened at C$7.22 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 30,533.69, a quick ratio of 0.22 and a current ratio of 0.41. Cineplex has a 52-week low of C$7.14 and a 52-week high of C$9.76. The stock has a market capitalization of C$459.77 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.46, a P/E/G ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 2.79. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$8.08 and its 200-day moving average price is C$8.02.

Cineplex (TSE:CGX) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported C($0.56) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C($0.15) by C($0.41). The firm had revenue of C$294.76 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$292.60 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Cineplex will post 0.4906231 EPS for the current year.

About Cineplex

Cineplex Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment and media company in Canada and internationally. It operates through three segments: Film Entertainment and Content, Media, and Location-Based Entertainment. The company engages in theatre exhibitions and food service activities; and provision of alternative programming service comprising international film programming, as well as content offered under the Event Cinema brand, including The Metropolitan Opera, sporting events, concerts, and dedicated event screens.