National CineMedia (NCMI) Projected to Post Earnings on Monday

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) is expected to be posting its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Monday, March 17th. Analysts expect National CineMedia to post 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.Individual interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last released its 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $84.77 million. National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 9.49% and a negative return on equity of 2.61%. 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 Stock Up 4.2 %

NCMI stock opened at $5.95 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $566.50 million, a P/E ratio of -23.80 and a beta of 2.19. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $6.54 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.75. The company has a quick ratio of 2.46, a current ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. National CineMedia has a 52 week low of $4.12 and a 52 week high of $7.60.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the stock. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $8.00 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $7.00 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday. Wedbush raised shares of National CineMedia from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $7.50 target price for the company in a research note on Friday. StockNews.com upgraded shares of National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, William Blair restated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $7.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at National CineMedia

In other news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total value of $154,560.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,987 shares in the company, valued at approximately $436,085.37. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd acquired 103,685 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.18 per share, with a total value of $537,088.30. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 10,310,433 shares in the company, valued at $53,408,042.94. This trade represents a 1.02 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.