Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for IMAX Earnings

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for IMAX in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.20. 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 $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.33 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS.

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $86.67 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $82.95 million. IMAX had a net margin of 7.40% and a return on equity of 8.60%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.15 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on IMAX. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of IMAX from $27.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of IMAX in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Macquarie increased their price objective on shares of IMAX from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, April 25th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of IMAX from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of IMAX in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, IMAX presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $31.22.

IMAX Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of IMAX stock opened at $27.12 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.46 billion, a PE ratio of 55.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $24.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $24.84. IMAX has a twelve month low of $14.94 and a twelve month high of $27.77.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMAX. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of IMAX by 138.5% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 966 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 561 shares during the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV bought a new position in shares of IMAX in the 1st quarter worth about $59,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of IMAX by 415.4% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 7,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $185,000 after buying an additional 5,832 shares during the last quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd bought a new position in shares of IMAX in the 1st quarter worth about $202,000. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of IMAX in the 4th quarter worth about $217,000. 93.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

IMAX Company Profile

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.