Roth Capital Comments on AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.’s FY2026 Earnings (NYSE:AMC)

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) – Research analysts at Roth Capital lifted their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of AMC Entertainment in a research report issued on Friday, August 16th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.18. The consensus estimate for AMC Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is ($0.48) per share.

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The company reported ($0.43) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.43). The business had revenue of $1.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. AMC Entertainment’s revenue for the quarter was down 23.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

AMC has been the subject of a number of other reports. Macquarie lifted their target price on AMC Entertainment from $3.50 to $4.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and set a $4.00 price objective on shares of AMC Entertainment in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on AMC Entertainment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 12th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of AMC Entertainment in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of AMC Entertainment from $3.10 to $3.20 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 14th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $6.03.

AMC Entertainment Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:AMC opened at $5.01 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.42. AMC Entertainment has a fifty-two week low of $2.38 and a fifty-two week high of $40.30. The company has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a PE ratio of -3.94 and a beta of 1.84.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in AMC Entertainment by 10.3% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 38,050 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after buying an additional 3,553 shares in the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of AMC Entertainment by 43.7% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 16,663 shares of the company’s stock worth $102,000 after acquiring an additional 5,070 shares during the period. Waldron Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AMC Entertainment by 47.0% in the second quarter. Waldron Private Wealth LLC now owns 17,071 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after acquiring an additional 5,459 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of AMC Entertainment during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its holdings in AMC Entertainment by 14.6% during the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 46,228 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 5,902 shares in the last quarter. 28.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AMC Entertainment

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.