National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI)Communication Services | Advertising Agencies | Centennial, United States | NasdaqGS
3.63 USD
+0.15
(4.310%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 3.63 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT
NCMI is currently experiencing a downward trend with a recent dip below the 50-day average. The stock has a high dividend yield, which may attract income-focused investors, but the negative earnings and profit margins suggest financial instability. The recent insider selling and the low analyst recommendation mean that the stock is not a strong buy. The options activity indicates uncertainty, and the short-term forecast suggests a potential decline. Long-term investors should be cautious, while short-term traders may consider a buy-the-dip strategy with a focus on the dividend yield. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.095564 |
| MSTL | 0.117285 |
| AutoETS | 0.118525 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.119577 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 61% |
| H-stat | 1.86 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.321 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.64 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-08 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-08 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 6.074 |
| Revenue per Share | 2.582 |
| Market Cap | 338,607,936 |
| Forward P/E | 23.42 |
| Beta | 1.42 |
| Profit Margins | -4.36% |
| Website | https://www.ncm.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls have higher open interest and volume on the lower strike prices, suggesting some bullish sentiment, while the puts show higher volatility and open interest on the higher strike prices, indicating potential bearishness or uncertainty. The overall options activity suggests a cautious outlook, with a possible range-bound or downward trend in the short term.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.85% | 2.92% | 1.15% | 3.06% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | 0.03 | 0.849858 |
| 2025-11-10 | 0.03 | 0.775787 |
| 2025-08-15 | 0.03 | 0.694497 |
| 2025-05-16 | 0.03 | 0.600729 |
| 2025-03-24 | 0.03 | 0.529661 |
| 2022-08-19 | 0.30 | 2.042240 |
| 2022-05-20 | 0.30 | 2.488429 |
| 2022-03-16 | 0.50 | 2.146902 |
| 2021-11-19 | 0.50 | 1.676027 |
| 2021-08-20 | 0.50 | 2.230909 |
| 2021-05-20 | 0.50 | 1.247162 |
| 2021-03-19 | 0.50 | 1.053289 |
| 2020-11-13 | 0.70 | 2.690467 |
| 2020-08-14 | 0.70 | 2.622177 |
| 2020-05-15 | 0.70 | 3.257409 |
| 2020-03-02 | 1.90 | 3.161136 |
| 2019-11-13 | 1.70 | 3.000177 |
| 2019-08-14 | 1.70 | 3.381674 |
| 2019-05-15 | 1.70 | 3.053798 |
| 2019-03-04 | 1.70 | 3.041208 |
| 2018-11-14 | 1.70 | 3.358247 |
| 2018-08-15 | 1.70 | 2.778947 |
| 2018-05-17 | 1.70 | 3.435152 |
| 2018-03-21 | 1.70 | 4.578144 |
| 2017-11-15 | 2.20 | 5.946366 |
| 2017-08-09 | 2.20 | 5.818802 |
| 2017-05-16 | 2.20 | 4.927011 |
| 2017-03-07 | 2.20 | 3.006066 |
| 2016-11-16 | 2.20 | 2.540851 |
| 2016-08-23 | 2.20 | 2.599501 |
| 2016-05-17 | 2.20 | 2.899614 |
| 2016-03-08 | 2.20 | 2.731027 |
| 2015-11-18 | 2.20 | 2.690994 |
| 2015-08-18 | 2.20 | 2.875721 |
| 2015-05-21 | 2.20 | 2.576247 |
| 2015-03-10 | 2.20 | 2.861455 |
| 2014-11-18 | 2.20 | 3.075267 |
| 2014-08-19 | 2.20 | 2.972496 |
| 2014-05-15 | 2.20 | 2.873735 |
| 2014-03-04 | 7.20 | 9.484335 |
| 2013-11-08 | 2.20 | 2.675592 |
| 2013-08-13 | 2.20 | 2.640659 |
| 2013-05-14 | 2.20 | 2.869716 |
| 2013-03-05 | 2.20 | 3.229788 |
| 2012-11-13 | 2.20 | 3.621614 |
| 2012-08-14 | 2.20 | 3.570025 |
| 2012-05-15 | 2.20 | 3.739734 |
| 2012-03-06 | 2.20 | 3.412019 |
| 2011-11-15 | 2.20 | 3.998264 |
| 2011-08-16 | 2.20 | 3.726348 |
| 2011-05-17 | 2.00 | 3.086476 |
| 2011-03-08 | 2.00 | 2.761821 |
| 2010-11-16 | 2.00 | 2.688851 |
| 2010-08-17 | 1.80 | 2.838385 |
| 2010-05-18 | 1.80 | 2.531304 |
| 2010-03-16 | 1.60 | 2.352016 |
| 2009-11-17 | 1.60 | 2.754118 |
| 2009-08-18 | 1.60 | 3.023405 |
| 2009-05-19 | 1.60 | 3.632461 |
| 2009-03-17 | 1.60 | 3.262632 |
| 2008-11-18 | 1.60 | 5.173005 |
| 2008-08-19 | 1.60 | 3.805485 |
| 2008-05-19 | 1.50 | 2.157663 |
| 2008-03-10 | 1.50 | 1.972043 |
| 2007-11-19 | 1.50 | 1.583752 |
| 2007-08-21 | 1.50 | 1.754188 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.38578683 |
| Address1 | 6,300 South Syracuse Way |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 298.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.0 |
| Ask | 4.54 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 614,460 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 481,730 |
| Average Volume | 481,730 |
| Average Volume10Days | 614,460 |
| Beta | 1.417 |
| Bid | 2.59 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 4.021 |
| City | Centennial |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 3.63 |
| Current Ratio | 2.224 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 3.675 |
| Day Low | 3.48 |
| Debt To Equity | 6.074 |
| Display Name | National CineMedia |
| Dividend Date | 1,774,224,000 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.12 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.31 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,143,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,143,200 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.208 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.186 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,139,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 23,800,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.09786 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 13.711 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.342 |
| Enterprise Value | 326,312,160 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.06 |
| Eps Forward | 0.155 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.11 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,014,400 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.3496 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.28040004 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.0837115 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -38.578682 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.18 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.5499997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.41262132 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.92 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.71000004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.2431507 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.92 - 6.18 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,170,945,000,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 16.07 |
| Float Shares | 64,723,796 |
| Forward Eps | 0.155 |
| Forward P E | 23.419355 |
| Free Cashflow | 22,350,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 248 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.46752 |
| Gross Profits | 113,700,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.01229 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.92260003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 93,280,419 |
| Industry | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Disp | Advertising Agencies |
| Industry Key | advertising-agencies |
| Ir Website | http://investor.ncm.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,014,400 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.03 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,225,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,691,107,200 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:10 |
| Long Business Summary | National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. The company engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies. It also sells digital advertising, including through NCM Boost, a data, insights and analytics platform that utilizes data; NCM Boost, a audience accelerator digital product; NCM Boomerang, retargeting solution designed to amplify post-theatre engagement; NCM Bullseye, an AI-generated creative to deliver dynamic and hyper-localized messaging; and NCM Blueprint, a real-time renovation permit data to identify homeowners who are actively engaged in remodelling projects. It offers its services to national and local sales groups. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. |
| Long Name | National CineMedia, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 338,607,936 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_7958431 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,225,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -10,600,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,761,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 338,607,920 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 3.55 |
| Operating Cashflow | 8,400,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.2779 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.7 |
| Phone | 303 792 3600 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 3.63 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,605 |
| Previous Close | 3.48 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 60.500004 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.90276057 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.3923024 |
| Profit Margins | -0.04359 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.111 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.31035 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.675 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.48 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.48 - 3.675 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.55 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.48 |
| Regular Market Price | 3.63 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 338,085 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01393 |
| Return On Equity | -0.02695 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.08 |
| Revenue Per Share | 2.582 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 93,280,419 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0761 |
| Shares Short | 7,094,071 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 7,392,114 |
| Short Name | National CineMedia, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1279 |
| Short Ratio | 15.36 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | NCMI |
| Target High Price | 6.5 |
| Target Low Price | 4.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.375 |
| Target Median Price | 5.5 |
| Total Cash | 34,600,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.371 |
| Total Debt | 22,800,000 |
| Total Revenue | 243,200,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.09 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.02586207 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.11 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.0648 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.43479967 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.106967054 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 338,085 |
| Website | https://www.ncm.com |
| Zip | 80,111 |