AMC Global Media Inc. (AMCX)Communication Services | Entertainment | New York, United States | NasdaqGS
8.58 USD
-0.08
(-0.924%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | April 19, 2026, 12:32 a.m. EDT
Despite negative short-term forecast metrics (-3.3% adjusted direction) and high short interest (16.8%), AMCX appears to be a contrarian value trap with a fragile technical ceiling. The massive disconnect between the bearish short-term model and the bullish OTM call flow suggests that while the next month might drift lower to test the 7.5 support, the intermediate-term narrative remains growth-oriented. Investors should watch for a 'long squeeze' if volume fails to push past the heavy 7.5 strike resistance, as the technicals and forecast do not currently support an immediate break to the high end of the range. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.057781 |
| AutoETS | 0.060750 |
| AutoTheta | 0.073640 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.211683 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 2.85 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.574 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.68 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 182.708 |
| Revenue per Share | 52.044 |
| Market Cap | 373,459,680 |
| Trailing P/E | 5.17 |
| Forward P/E | 5.55 |
| Beta | 1.16 |
| Profit Margins | 3.87% |
| Website | https://www.amcnetworks.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:32 a.m. EDT: Options flow indicates a strong net-bullish bias driven by massive Open Interest at Out-of-the-Money (OTM) strikes. For expirations in June and December, OTM call OI significantly exceeds put OI at key strikes (e.g., 10.0), suggesting a 'risk reversal' with limited downside protection and aggressive upside speculation. Conversely, put positioning at these longer dates shows aggressive buying at the 5.0 strike, yet the sheer volume at the 10.0 ATM anchor in far-dated calls suggests speculators are pricing in a trend above current levels. However, for near-term expirations (May/June), Put Open Interest concentration at the 7.5 strike (current price vicinity) creates structural resistance, indicating the market still expects a lower price floor in the immediate term.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.375 |
| Address1 | 11 Penn Plaza |
| All Time High | 87.18 |
| All Time Low | 5.41 |
| Ask | 8.62 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.6 - Underperform |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 308,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 442,339 |
| Average Volume | 442,339 |
| Average Volume10Days | 308,890 |
| Beta | 1.161 |
| Bid | 8.54 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 22.995 |
| City | New York |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,735,603,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 8.58 |
| Current Ratio | 1.667 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 8.81 |
| Day Low | 8.565 |
| Debt To Equity | 182.708 |
| Display Name | AMC Global Media |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,243,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,243,400 |
| Ebitda | 352,067,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.15229 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.965 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.756 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,748,184,832 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.76746 |
| Eps Forward | 1.54559 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.66 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 7.576 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.0039997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.13252372 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 37.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 10.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6999998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.16536963 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 5.41 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 3.17 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.585952 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 5.41 - 10.28 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,308,231,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 30,401,747 |
| Forward Eps | 1.54559 |
| Forward P E | 5.551278 |
| Free Cashflow | 1,199,790,592 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,675 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.50628 |
| Gross Profits | 1,170,407,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0495 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.06056 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 43,526,769 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | AMC Global Media Inc., an entertainment company, distributes contents in the United States, Europe, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Domestic Operations and International. The Domestic Operations segment operates programming networks, such as AMC, We TV, BBCA, IFC, and SundanceTV; provides streaming services, including AMC+ and Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK, HIDIVE, and All Reality targeted subscription streaming services; produces original programming for its programming services and third parties; and licenses programming. This segment is also involved in the film distribution business comprising Independent Film Company, RLJE Films, and Shudder; and technical services business for programming networks. The International segment operates a portfolio of channels. The company was formerly known as AMC Networks Inc. and changed its name to AMC Global Media Inc. in April 2026. AMC Global Media Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in New York, New York. |
| Long Name | AMC Global Media Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 373,459,680 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_679630 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 89,400,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 369,903,941 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 6 |
| Open | 8.64 |
| Operating Cashflow | 305,670,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.10199001 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.55 |
| Phone | 212 324 8500 |
| Previous Close | 8.66 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 4.854424 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.37312457 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.1615449 |
| Profit Margins | 0.03867 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.566 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | underperform |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.625 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.923787 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.81 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 8.565 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 8.565 - 8.81 |
| Regular Market Open | 8.64 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 8.66 |
| Regular Market Price | 8.58 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,801,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 277,936 |
| Return On Assets | 0.03881 |
| Return On Equity | 0.104169995 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.008 |
| Revenue Per Share | 52.044 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.3140242 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 31,229,673 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.119799994 |
| Shares Short | 5,119,153 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 5,098,116 |
| Short Name | AMC Global Media Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.16870001 |
| Short Ratio | 11.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | NY |
| Symbol | AMCX |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 6.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 7.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 6.0 |
| Total Cash | 502,379,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 11.761 |
| Total Debt | 1,852,199,040 |
| Total Revenue | 2,311,801,088 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.66 |
| Trailing P E | 5.168675 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 7.74415 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.83584976 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.10793305 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 277,936 |
| Website | https://www.amcnetworks.com |
| Zip | 10,001 |