The stock of National Cinemedia Inc (NCMI) has gone up by 8.49% for the week, with a -7.77% drop in the past month and a -5.09% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.75% for NCMI. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.72% for NCMI’s stock, with a 9.25% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in National Cinemedia Inc (NASDAQ: NCMI) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for NCMI is 2.06. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NCMI is 63.19M and currently, short sellers hold a 6.59% of that float. On January 17, 2025, NCMI’s average trading volume was 575.33K shares.
NCMI) stock’s latest price update
The stock of National Cinemedia Inc (NASDAQ: NCMI) has increased by 4.16 when compared to last closing price of 6.26.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.49% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-01-16 that CENTENNIAL, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) (“the Company” or “NCM”), the managing member and owner of approximately 100% of National CineMedia, LLC (NCM LLC), the operator of the largest cinema advertising platform reaching movie audiences in the U.S., today announced it will hold an in-person Investor Day on March 13, 2025, starting at approximately 3:00 p.m. ET in New York City. The event will feature presentations by Tom Lesinski, Chief Executive Officer, Ron.
Analysts’ Opinion of NCMI
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NCMI stocks, with The Benchmark Company repeating the rating for NCMI by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NCMI in the upcoming period, according to The Benchmark Company is $8 based on the research report published on August 15, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NCMI reach a price target of $6.75, previously predicting the price at $4.50. The rating they have provided for NCMI stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 19th, 2024.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to NCMI, setting the target price at $4.50 in the report published on December 18th of the previous year.
NCMI Trading at -3.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NCMI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -14.21% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.53%, as shares sank -6.17% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -8.15% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NCMI rose by +8.82%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +21.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.47. In addition, National Cinemedia Inc saw -1.80% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NCMI starting from Woods Maria VG, who sale 23,742 shares at the price of $6.51 back on Dec 26 ’24. After this action, Woods Maria VG now owns 66,987 shares of National Cinemedia Inc, valued at $154,501 using the latest closing price.
Sullivan Catherine, the President – Sales & Marketing of National Cinemedia Inc, sale 7,332 shares at $6.51 during a trade that took place back on Dec 26 ’24, which means that Sullivan Catherine is holding 11,753 shares at $47,713 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NCMI
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.08 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for National Cinemedia Inc stands at -0.09. The total capital return value is set at -0.04. Equity return is now at value -5.86, with -4.38 for asset returns.
Based on National Cinemedia Inc (NCMI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 2.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -11.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 750.1 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.42. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.91for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.47. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.46.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of National Cinemedia Inc (NCMI) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
