Q3 Earnings Forecast for NCMI Issued By Barrington Research

National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of National CineMedia in a research note issued on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings per share of ($0.04) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.02). 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on NCMI. Benchmark reduced their price target on National CineMedia from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research raised National CineMedia from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 3rd. Wedbush set a $7.00 price objective on National CineMedia and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of National CineMedia in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.90.

National CineMedia Price Performance

NCMI opened at $4.32 on Monday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.95. The stock has a market capitalization of $404.87 million, a P/E ratio of -20.57 and a beta of 1.90. National CineMedia has a 12 month low of $4.03 and a 12 month high of $7.60.

National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The business services provider reported ($0.11) EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.11). The business had revenue of $51.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.45 million. National CineMedia had a negative return on equity of 3.51% and a negative net margin of 8.62%. National CineMedia has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On National CineMedia

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of National CineMedia by 5.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,358,287 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $25,452,000 after purchasing an additional 232,702 shares during the period. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of National CineMedia in the second quarter valued at $20,338,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its position in shares of National CineMedia by 21.1% in the first quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,538,933 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $20,667,000 after purchasing an additional 615,417 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of National CineMedia by 21.3% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 683,614 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,992,000 after purchasing an additional 120,079 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of National CineMedia by 59.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 488,025 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,850,000 after purchasing an additional 182,548 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.49% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other National CineMedia news, EVP Maria Vg Woods sold 9,039 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.44, for a total transaction of $40,133.16. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 118,998 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $528,351.12. This trade represents a 7.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

National CineMedia Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 29th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 15th were given a dividend of $0.03 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 15th. This represents a $0.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. National CineMedia’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -57.14%.

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.