Q4 Earnings Forecast for NCMI Issued By Barrington Research

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a research note issued on Friday, March 7th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.18. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $7.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for National CineMedia’s current full-year earnings is ($0.12) per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.12) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.33 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently issued reports on NCMI. StockNews.com raised National CineMedia from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. William Blair reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 target price on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Friday, March 7th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $8.00 price target on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $7.50 price objective on shares of National CineMedia in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $7.70.

National CineMedia Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NCMI opened at $5.35 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 2.46, a quick ratio of 2.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. National CineMedia has a 12 month low of $3.71 and a 12 month high of $7.60. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $6.59 and its 200-day moving average is $6.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $507.80 million, a PE ratio of -21.40 and a beta of 2.19.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The business services provider reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.20 by $0.06. National CineMedia had a negative net margin of 9.49% and a negative return on equity of 2.61%. The business had revenue of $86.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $84.77 million.

Institutional Trading of National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NCMI. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of National CineMedia by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 107,069 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $711,000 after buying an additional 3,219 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in National CineMedia by 18.0% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 26,749 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $178,000 after purchasing an additional 4,084 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its holdings in National CineMedia by 46.4% in the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 19,611 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $130,000 after purchasing an additional 6,217 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. raised its position in National CineMedia by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 476,468 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after purchasing an additional 7,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of National CineMedia by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 728,915 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $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.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Blantyre Capital Ltd purchased 103,685 shares of the firm’s 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 acquisition, the insider now owns 10,310,433 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $53,408,042.94. This trade represents a 1.02 % increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 23,742 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $6.51, for a total transaction of $154,560.42. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 66,987 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $436,085.37. This represents a 26.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.25% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.