Q4 EPS Estimates for National CineMedia Lowered by Wedbush

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Stock analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for National CineMedia in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.51. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $7.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of National CineMedia from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday. Barrington Research lifted their price objective on National CineMedia from $7.50 to $8.25 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $8.06.

National CineMedia Stock Performance

National CineMedia stock opened at $6.39 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $606.51 million, a P/E ratio of -25.56 and a beta of 2.06. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $6.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.82. National CineMedia has a 52-week low of $3.70 and a 52-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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total transaction of $154,560.42. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 66,987 shares in the company, valued at $436,085.37. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of NCMI. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of National CineMedia by 16.2% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,277 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 7,859 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the third quarter valued at $97,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in National CineMedia by 240.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 721,697 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $5,088,000 after acquiring an additional 509,756 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in National CineMedia during the third quarter worth $316,000. Finally, MetLife Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of National CineMedia in the 3rd quarter valued at about $292,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

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.