IMAX Corporation (IMAX)Communication Services | Entertainment | Mississauga, Canada | NYSE
38.35 USD
+0.08
(0.209%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT
The immediate catalyst here is the confirmed sale process; IMAX is no longer just a movie theater equipment company but a potential acquisition target, driving the stock toward the $60 analyst ceiling. While the statistical forecast model offers a weak, noisy signal, the fundamental reality of a takeover bid combined with a massive surge in speculative call buying creates a high-conviction short-term bullish case. The price has already rallied significantly on these rumors, yet the options flow suggests further upside is being priced in. However, investors must remain cautious of the 'value trap' label often applied to this stock due to its long-term price stagnation and lack of organic revenue growth; the current thesis relies entirely on the M&A narrative rather than operational excellence. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_66_90 ✓ | 0.052786 |
| MSTL_66 | 0.061858 |
| MSTL_90 | 0.067339 |
| AutoTheta | 0.070572 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.073605 |
| AutoETS | 0.073617 |
| MSTL | 0.074977 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_66_90
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 42% |
| H-stat | 12.22 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.158 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 67.897 |
| Revenue per Share | 7.515 |
| Market Cap | 2,109,859,328 |
| Trailing P/E | 57.24 |
| Forward P/E | 19.64 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| Profit Margins | 9.08% |
| Website | https://www.imax.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:03 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for a significant upside breakout, evidenced by massive call volume at strikes 49 and 55 for August expiration, alongside heavy open interest at 45 and 55. This bullish sentiment contrasts sharply with put activity, which is concentrated in the downside protection range (35-39) but lacks the aggressive volume seen in the calls. The implied volatility skew shows elevated premiums for out-of-the-money calls relative to puts, indicating a market pricing in a high-probability rally rather than a crash.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.37603152 |
| Address1 | 2,525 Speakman Drive |
| All Time High | 45.52 |
| All Time Low | 0.55 |
| Ask | 0.0 |
| Ask Size | 300 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 987,190 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,154,139 |
| Average Volume | 1,154,139 |
| Average Volume10Days | 987,190 |
| Beta | 0.373 |
| Bid | 0.0 |
| Bid Size | 400 |
| Board Risk | 2 |
| Book Value | 6.115 |
| City | Mississauga |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.35 |
| Current Ratio | 4.572 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 39.17 |
| Day Low | 38.21 |
| Debt To Equity | 67.897 |
| Display Name | IMAX |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,784,836,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,784,836,800 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.75 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.816 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,784,809,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,784,809,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,784,809,800 |
| Ebitda | 129,443,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31967 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 18.088 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 5.782 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,341,405,952 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.68621 |
| Eps Forward | 1.95257 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.67 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 905 403 6450 |
| Fifty Day Average | 38.7742 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.42420197 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.010940315 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 37.603153 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 45.52 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.170002 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.15751322 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 24.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 14.149998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.58471066 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 24.2 - 45.52 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 771,255,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 41,743,692 |
| Forward Eps | 1.95257 |
| Forward P E | 19.640781 |
| Free Cashflow | 101,674,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 679 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.59116 |
| Gross Profits | 239,374,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.18183 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.98318 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 55,015,891 |
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Industry Disp | Entertainment |
| Industry Key | entertainment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 864,691,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events in the United States, Canada, Greater China, rest of Asia, Western Europe, Latin America, and internationally. It operates through Content Solutions; and Technology Products and Services segments. The company offers IMAX film remastering, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced, which provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies; and streaming technology software products. It also provides preventative and emergency maintenance services, and quality monitoring to the IMAX network; film post-production services; and IMAX film and digital cameras for content creators. In addition, the company engages in the distribution of format documentary films to institutional theaters, as well as live performances and interactive events with artists and creators; after-market sales of IMAX System parts and 3D glasses; sale or lease of IMAX theater systems; provision of management services to theaters; and rental of company's proprietary 2D and 3D large-format film cameras. The company markets its theater systems through a direct sales force and marketing staff to science and natural history museums, zoos, aquariums, and other educational and cultural centers, as well as theme parks, private home theaters, tourist destination sites, fairs, and expositions. It offers its services under the IMAX, IMAX 3D, Experience It In IMAX, The IMAX Experience, DMR, Filmed For IMAX, IMAX Live, IMAX Enhanced, and IMAX StreamSmart. IMAX Corporation was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. |
| Long Name | IMAX Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,109,859,328 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_29780 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 36,775,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,109,859,419 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 11 |
| Open | 38.37 |
| Operating Cashflow | 124,146,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.12154 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.93 |
| Phone | 905 403 6457 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.30000305 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.7822766 |
| Pre Market Price | 38.65 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,026,812 |
| Previous Close | 38.27 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 22.74331 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 6.2714634 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.210507 |
| Profit Margins | 0.09082 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.049 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.36364 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.079998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.209036 |
| Regular Market Day High | 39.17 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 38.21 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 38.21 - 39.17 |
| Regular Market Open | 38.37 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.27 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.35 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,802 |
| Regular Market Volume | 694,836 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06257 |
| Return On Equity | 0.106929995 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.061 |
| Revenue Per Share | 7.515 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 55,015,891 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.105399996 |
| Shares Short | 5,796,483 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,440,909 |
| Short Name | Imax Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.15890001 |
| Short Ratio | 5.81 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | IMAX |
| Target High Price | 60.0 |
| Target Low Price | 40.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 47.90909 |
| Target Median Price | 47.0 |
| Total Cash | 145,995,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.661 |
| Total Debt | 290,830,016 |
| Total Revenue | 404,924,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.67 |
| Trailing P E | 57.238804 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 36.72405 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.6259499 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.0442748 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 694,836 |
| Website | https://www.imax.com |
| Zip | L5K 1B1 |