National CineMedia (NCMI) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) is projected to issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Monday, March 17th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.18 per share and revenue of $84.77 million for the quarter. National CineMedia has set its Q1 2025 guidance at EPS.Parties interested in participating in the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.61% and a negative net margin of 9.49%. The firm had revenue of $86.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $84.77 million. On average, analysts expect National CineMedia to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

National CineMedia Trading Down 17.8 %

Shares of NCMI opened at $5.22 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $6.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.46. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $3.70 and a 52-week high of $7.60. The company has a market cap of $495.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -20.88 and a beta of 2.19.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total transaction of $154,560.42. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 66,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $436,085.37. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com downgraded National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. William Blair restated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday. Barrington Research decreased their price objective on National CineMedia from $8.25 to $7.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $7.70.

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.