Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for IMAX Q1 Earnings

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for IMAX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.11 per share for the quarter, up 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.13 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently commented on IMAX. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $32.00 price objective on shares of IMAX in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research lifted their target price on IMAX from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. StockNews.com cut IMAX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on IMAX from $26.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities lifted their target price on IMAX from $28.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.67.

IMAX Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NYSE:IMAX opened at $24.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.16, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.22. IMAX has a 52 week low of $14.94 and a 52 week high of $27.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.64 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.46.

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

Institutional Trading of IMAX

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of IMAX by 138.5% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 966 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 561 shares during the last quarter. Huntington National Bank bought a new stake in IMAX in the third quarter valued at about $34,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings in IMAX by 78,333.3% in the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 2,350 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE increased its holdings in IMAX by 23.4% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 7,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after buying an additional 1,452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in IMAX by 415.4% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $185,000 after buying an additional 5,832 shares during the last quarter. 93.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.