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National Cinemedia Inc (NASDAQ: NCMI) closed the day trading at $6.23 down -2.96% from the previous closing price of $6.42. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. NCMI stock price reached its highest trading level at $6.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.08.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NCMI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 14.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.46 and its Current Ratio is at 2.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.06 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.06.
On March 19, 2024, B. Riley Securities Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation 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 Dec 26 ’24 when Woods Maria VG sold 23,742 shares for $6.51 per share. The transaction valued at 154,501 led to the insider holds 66,987 shares of the business.
Sullivan Catherine sold 7,332 shares of NCMI for $47,713 on Dec 26 ’24. The President – Sales & Marketing now owns 11,753 shares after completing the transaction at $6.51 per share. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, Ng Ronnie Y., who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 71,218 shares for $6.51 each. As a result, the insider received 463,451 and left with 96,027 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 591321088 and an Enterprise Value of 565520960. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.305 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.589.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NCMI has reached a high of $7.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.86%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, NCMI traded about 567.90K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, NCMI traded about 638050 shares per day. A total of 95.08M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 63.19M. Insiders hold about 33.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 53.09% stake in the company. Shares short for NCMI as of 1734048000 were 4505190 with a Short Ratio of 7.93, compared to 1731628800 on 5440650. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4505190 and a Short% of Float of 6.6199996.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 16.07.
