Roth Capital Lowers Earnings Estimates for AMC Entertainment

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AMC) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AMC Entertainment in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 26th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.45) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.41). The consensus estimate for AMC Entertainment’s current full-year earnings is ($1.38) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AMC Entertainment’s Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.57) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.32) EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. B. Riley lowered their price objective on shares of AMC Entertainment from $8.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Roth Mkm raised AMC Entertainment from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $4.00 to $3.25 in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. StockNews.com raised AMC Entertainment to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 22nd. Benchmark reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of AMC Entertainment in a research note on Monday. Finally, Macquarie reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.00 target price on shares of AMC Entertainment in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have given a hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $4.81.

AMC Entertainment Price Performance

AMC Entertainment stock opened at $3.09 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -1.92 and a beta of 1.88. AMC Entertainment has a fifty-two week low of $2.38 and a fifty-two week high of $11.88. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $4.19.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AMC. KBC Group NV acquired a new position in AMC Entertainment in the third quarter worth approximately $37,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its position in AMC Entertainment by 831.5% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 10,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 9,679 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning acquired a new position in shares of AMC Entertainment during the 3rd quarter worth $48,000. Amalgamated Bank raised its holdings in shares of AMC Entertainment by 31.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 11,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,000 after purchasing an additional 2,771 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ lifted its stake in shares of AMC Entertainment by 68.3% in the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 15,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,000 after purchasing an additional 6,473 shares during the last quarter. 28.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AMC Entertainment

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.