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After finishing at $5.97 in the prior trading day, National Cinemedia Inc (NASDAQ: NCMI) closed at $5.73, down -4.02%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.24 million shares were traded. NCMI stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $5.71.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NCMI by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.42 and its Current Ratio is at 2.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
On August 15, 2024, The Benchmark Company Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Speculative Buy but kept the price unchanged to $8.
B. Riley Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 19, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $4.50 to $6.75.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 19 ’25 when Ng Ronnie Y. sold 17,669 shares for $6.03 per share. The transaction valued at 106,475 led to the insider holds 122,539 shares of the business.
RONNIE NG bought 17,669 shares of NCMI for $101,597 on Mar 19 ’25. On Mar 13 ’25, another insider, Woods Maria VG, who serves as the EVP – General Counsel of the company, sold 20,118 shares for $5.92 each. As a result, the insider received 119,167 and left with 90,011 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NCMI now has a Market Capitalization of 545451328 and an Enterprise Value of 494551648. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.054 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.218.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NCMI is 2.08, which has changed by 0.26211452 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NCMI has reached a high of $7.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $4.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -11.67%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 718.32K shares per day over the past 3-months and 824980 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 95.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 67.04M. Insiders hold about 29.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 55.71% stake in the company. Shares short for NCMI as of 1744675200 were 5448087 with a Short Ratio of 7.58, compared to 1741910400 on 4740450. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5448087 and a Short% of Float of 8.02.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 16.07.
