Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for IMAX Q1 Earnings

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for IMAX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.11. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for IMAX’s current full-year earnings is $0.78 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for IMAX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $91.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $93.71 million. IMAX had a return on equity of 7.53% and a net margin of 6.74%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.27 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on IMAX. Roth Mkm upped their price target on IMAX from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 price target on shares of IMAX in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. StockNews.com downgraded IMAX from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on IMAX from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of IMAX in a report on Thursday, October 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $24.22.

IMAX Price Performance

Shares of IMAX stock opened at $26.30 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 59.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.18 and a 200-day moving average of $19.74. IMAX has a one year low of $13.20 and a one year high of $26.54.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMAX. Huntington National Bank bought a new position in IMAX during the 3rd quarter worth $34,000. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IMAX during the 2nd quarter worth $35,000. Quarry LP grew its holdings in shares of IMAX by 78,333.3% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 2,350 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IMAX during the 3rd quarter worth $70,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of IMAX during the 2nd quarter worth $80,000. Institutional investors own 93.51% of the company’s stock.

IMAX Company Profile

IMAX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a technology platform for entertainment and events worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Content Solutions and Technology Products and Services. The company offers IMAX DMR, a proprietary technology that digitally remasters films and other content into IMAX formats for distribution to the IMAX network; IMAX Enhanced that provides end-to-end technology across streaming content and entertainment devices at home; and SSIMWAVE, an AI-driven video quality solutions for media and entertainment companies.