What is Barrington Research’s Forecast for NCMI Q4 Earnings?

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Barrington Research boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for National CineMedia in a research report issued on Friday, March 7th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.18. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on NCMI. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. StockNews.com lowered National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. William Blair reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Friday. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, National CineMedia presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $7.70.

National CineMedia Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NCMI opened at $5.22 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $495.46 million, a PE ratio of -20.88 and a beta of 2.19. National CineMedia has a fifty-two week low of $3.70 and a fifty-two week high of $7.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a current ratio of 2.46. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $6.64 and a 200-day moving average of $6.80.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $86.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $84.77 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 2.61% and a negative net margin of 9.49%.

Institutional Trading of National CineMedia

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 107,069 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $711,000 after buying an additional 3,219 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,749 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $178,000 after buying an additional 4,084 shares during the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC boosted its stake in National CineMedia by 46.4% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 19,611 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $130,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in National CineMedia by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 476,468 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after purchasing an additional 7,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in National CineMedia by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 728,915 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,840,000 after purchasing an additional 7,218 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total value of $154,560.42. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 66,987 shares in the company, valued at $436,085.37. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.