National CineMedia Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) stock jumped 1.47% on Friday to $4.83 against a previous-day closing price of $4.76. With 6.7 million shares changed hands, the volume of the stock remained heavier than its average volume of 0.37 million shares. During the session, the Advertising Agencies company that operates in wider Communication Services sector, reached to the highest price of $4.8300 whereas the lowest price it dropped to was $4.6200. The 52-week range on NCMI shows that it touched its highest point at $10.90 and its lowest point at $1.01 during that stretch. It currently has a 1-year price target of $4.35. With its current market cap of 460.69 million, NCMI has annualized dividend of $1.20 while the current yield stands at 24.84%. Beta for the stock currently stands at 1.86.
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Price Performance and Earnings:
Stock performance is one of the indicators that investors use to determine whether they will profit from a stock. The price performance of NCMI was up-trending over the past week, with a rise of 4.32%, but this was up by 30.19% over a month. Three-month performance surged to 35.41% while six-month performance rose 239.42%. The stock lost -52.18% in the past year, while it has gained 119.55% so far this year. A look at the trailing 12-month EPS for NCMI yields 27.84 with Next year EPS estimates of -0.11. For the next quarter, that number is -0.15. This implies an EPS growth rate of 42.60% for this year and 96.00% for next year. EPS is expected to decline by -6.33% annually over the next five years; however, over the past five years, the company experienced an annual growth rate of -23.80%.
Float and Shares Shorts:
At present, 96.78 million NCMI shares are outstanding with a float of 92.20 million shares on hand for trading. On Aug 30, 2023, short shares totaled 0.83 million, which was 0.86% higher than short shares on Jul 30, 2023. In addition to Mr. Thomas F. Lesinski as the firm’s CEO & Director, Mr. Ronnie Y. Ng serves as its Chief Financial Officer.
Institutional Ownership:
Other institutions hold 2.08% of NCMI, in contrast to 0.14% held by mutual funds. Shares owned by individuals account for –. As the largest shareholder in NCMI with 0.77% of the stake, Barclays Capital, Inc. holds 741,881 shares worth 741,881. A second-largest stockholder of NCMI, Standard General LP, holds 686,969 shares, controlling over 0.71% of the firm’s shares. Quinn Opportunity Partners LLC is the third largest shareholder in NCMI, holding 320,291 shares or 0.33% stake. With a 0.13% stake in NCMI, the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is the largest stakeholder. A total of 122,220 shares are owned by the mutual fund manager. The Fidelity Nasdaq Composite Index F, which owns about 0.01% of NCMI stock, is the second-largest Mutual Fund holder. It holds 7,120 shares valued at 32254.0. CS Investment Funds 4 – holds 0.00% of the stake in NCMI, owning 4,000 shares worth 18120.0.
An Overview of Recent Financials:
Understanding a company as a customer does not mean you will understand it as an investor. The wise investor uses quantitative research to analyze metrics such as revenue, net income, and earnings. In its fiscal quarter reported on Jun 28, 2023, NCMI reported revenue of $67.10M and operating income of $5.60M. The EBITDA in the recently reported quarter was $13.60M and diluted EPS was -$0.10.
Analysts Ratings:
Reading analyst opinions is an effective way to decide where to invest, and there are several opinions available for NCMI since 0 analysts follow the stock currently. In the same way, a target price assigned to a stock can also reveal much about its potential.
EPS: Estimates vs Actual
It is also common to use earnings estimates to evaluate a firm’s growth potential and to determine trading strategy.
Dividends & Yield:
In terms of dividends, NCMI has a dividend of $3.95 is likely to be paid on average over the next five years. Dividend yield is another indicator that appeals to many investors, and NCMI currently yields $6.21. In the past year, NCMI’s dividend yield has been $6.21, but when looking at the stock over the past five years, its yield has been $16.07. Accordingly, NCMI has a current buyback yield of $0.00. This was $0.00 for the TTM, and it was $0.63 for the past five years.
Summary of Insider Activity:
Insiders traded NCMI stock several times over the past three months with 1 Buys and 1 Sells. In these transactions, 840 shares were bought while 398 shares were sold. The number of buy transactions has increased to 18 while that of sell transactions has risen to 10 over the past year. The total number of shares bought during that period was 84,977,128 while 149,786 shares were sold.
