Seaport Res Ptn Issues Optimistic Outlook for IMAX Earnings

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for IMAX in a research note issued to investors on Monday, December 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for IMAX’s current full-year earnings is $0.77 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for IMAX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS.

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

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of IMAX in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Roth Mkm boosted their target price on IMAX from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $28.00 price target on shares of IMAX in a report on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of IMAX from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of IMAX in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One equities 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 assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.22.

IMAX Price Performance

NYSE:IMAX opened at $25.97 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.02, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.23. IMAX has a one year low of $13.20 and a one year high of $26.84. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.32.

Institutional Trading of IMAX

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Huntington National Bank bought a new position in shares of IMAX in the third quarter worth about $34,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in IMAX in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $35,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 2,350 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new position in IMAX during the third quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Finally, Summit Securities Group LLC bought a new position in shares of IMAX in the second quarter worth approximately $80,000. Institutional investors own 93.51% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other IMAX news, CFO Natasha Fernandes sold 2,957 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.52, for a total transaction of $75,462.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 14,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $379,814.16. This represents a 16.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Robert D. Lister sold 55,910 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.50, for a total transaction of $1,425,705.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 138,889 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,541,669.50. The trade was a 28.70 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 65,176 shares of company stock valued at $1,662,110. Company insiders own 24.08% of the company’s stock.

About IMAX

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.