The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. National Cinemedia Inc shares valued at $62,180 were purchased by HILL JULIANA F on Aug 13 ’25. At $4.65 per share, HILL JULIANA F acquired 13,372 shares.
Also, Lesinski Thomas F. sold 36,393 shares, netting a total of over 169,344 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $4.65 each, the insider now holds 449,400 shares.
Before that, Lesinski Thomas F. had sold 3,862 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $18,049, the Chief Executive Officer traded National Cinemedia Inc shares for $4.67 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 3,862 shares, worth approximately $2.0 million.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on May 16, 2025, National Cinemedia Inc [NCMI] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $6. Analysts at Wedbush upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of August 15, 2024, The Benchmark Company has increased its “Speculative buy” rating to a “Buy” for NCMI. Earlier on March 19, 2024, B. Riley Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for NCMI stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing NCMI Stock Performance
On last trading session, National Cinemedia Inc [NASDAQ: NCMI] plunged -4.34% to $4.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $4.395, but it reached a high of $4.58 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.22%. Over the course of the year, National Cinemedia Inc shares have dropped approximately -25.51%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $7.25 on 02/14/25 and a 52-week low of $4.12 on 05/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for National Cinemedia Inc (NCMI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 4.34, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 4.28. In the upper region, resistance lies at 4.53. The next price resistance is at 4.65. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 37.68 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is National Cinemedia Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of National Cinemedia Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.23 million shares to 7.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 7.09 million shares. A jump of 3.14% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 12.93 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 12.93.
Which companies own the most shares of National Cinemedia Inc (NCMI)?
In terms of National Cinemedia Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 7 in the next 12 months, up nearly 51.84% from the previous closing price of $4.61. Analysts anticipate National Cinemedia Inc stock to reach 7 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 7. In spite of this, 2 analysts ranked National Cinemedia Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On December 18, 2023, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $4.50.
