Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for IMAX

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for IMAX in a report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.08 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.10. The consensus estimate for IMAX’s current full-year earnings is $0.91 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for IMAX’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.37 EPS.

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.14). The company had revenue of $92.67 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $104.08 million. IMAX had a return on equity of 8.60% and a net margin of 7.40%.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of IMAX in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their target price on shares of IMAX from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of IMAX from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research raised their target price on shares of IMAX from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Macquarie raised their target price on shares of IMAX from $28.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $30.67.

IMAX Stock Down 1.4 %

NYSE:IMAX opened at $23.81 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.58, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.22. IMAX has a fifty-two week low of $14.94 and a fifty-two week high of $27.77. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $24.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $23.45.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On IMAX

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMAX. FMR LLC grew its holdings in IMAX by 108.4% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,949,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,007,000 after acquiring an additional 2,054,031 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in IMAX by 36.9% during the 4th quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 1,823,516 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,671,000 after acquiring an additional 491,172 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in IMAX during the 4th quarter worth $9,143,000. Lord Abbett & CO. LLC acquired a new position in IMAX during the 3rd quarter worth $6,322,000. Finally, Pier Capital LLC grew its holdings in IMAX by 132.6% during the 4th quarter. Pier Capital LLC now owns 478,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,256,000 after acquiring an additional 272,949 shares in the last quarter. 93.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About IMAX

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.