Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for National CineMedia (NCMI)

National CineMedia (NASDAQ: NCMI) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/14/2025 – National CineMedia had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Barrington Research. They now have a $7.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/14/2025 – National CineMedia was upgraded by analysts at Wedbush from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $7.50 price target on the stock.
• 3/11/2025 – National CineMedia was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 3/7/2025 – National CineMedia had its price target lowered by analysts at Barrington Research from $8.25 to $7.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – National CineMedia had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at William Blair. They now have a $7.50 price target on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – National CineMedia had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Benchmark Co.. They now have a $8.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – National CineMedia had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $7.50 price target on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – National CineMedia was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 2/21/2025 – National CineMedia was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.

National CineMedia Stock Up 0.2 %

National CineMedia stock opened at $6.05 on Friday. National CineMedia, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.12 and a fifty-two week high of $7.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.46 and a quick ratio of 2.46. The firm has a market cap of $576.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -24.20 and a beta of 2.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $6.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.69.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $86.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $84.77 million. As a group, analysts forecast that National CineMedia, Inc. will post -0.12 earnings per share for the current year.

National CineMedia Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 24th. National CineMedia’s dividend payout ratio is currently -52.17%.

Insider Activity

In other news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd bought 103,685 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $5.18 per share, with a total value of $537,088.30. Following the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 10,310,433 shares in the company, valued at $53,408,042.94. This represents a 1.02 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National CineMedia

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

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.