National CineMedia Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 4 analysts polled by S&P Global, National CineMedia stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $5.25. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 47.06% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $4.00 (+12.04%) and the highest is $6.00 (+68.07%).

Price Target: $5.25 (+47.06%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$4.00	$5.25	$5.50	$6.00
Change	+12.04%	+47.06%	+54.06%	+68.07%

* Price targets were last updated on May 13, 2026.

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for National CineMedia stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Nov '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	1	1	1	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	4	4	4	4	4	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Patrick Sholl Barrington	Barrington	Buy Maintains $5.5 → $5	Buy	Maintains	$5.5 → $5	+40.06%	May 13, 2026
Alicia Reese Wedbush	Wedbush	Buy Reiterates $6	Buy	Reiterates	$6	+68.07%	May 12, 2026
Drew Crum B. Riley Securities	B. Riley Securities	Hold Maintains $5 → $4	Hold	Maintains	$5 → $4	+12.04%	Jan 22, 2026
Mike Hickey Benchmark Co.	Benchmark Co.	Buy Maintains $7 → $6	Buy	Maintains	$7 → $6	+68.07%	Jan 7, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

261.95M

from 243.20M

7.71%

from 243.20M

Revenue Next Year

276.58M

from 261.95M

5.58%

from 261.95M

EPS This Year

-0.01

from -0.09

EPS Next Year

0.15

from -0.01

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 30, 2021	Dec 29, 2022	Dec 28, 2023	Dec 26, 2024	Jan 1, 2026	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	114.60M	249.20M	165.20M	240.80M	243.20M	261.95M
Revenue Growth	26.77%	117.45%	-33.71%	45.76%	1.00%	7.71%
Operating Income	-68.40M	13.10M	-27.30M	-16.20M	-9.80M	-5.30M
Net Income	-48.70M	-28.70M	705.20M	-22.30M	-10.60M	-3.30M
EPS	-	-	-	-	-0.09	-0.01
Dividend / Share	2.00	0.60	-	-	0.09	0.18
Dividend Growth	-	-70.00%	-	-	-	100.00%
Free Cash Flow	-60.05M	-26.73M	-34.00M	59.21M	23.60M	61.30M
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	4

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	280.0M
Avg	262.0M
Low	250.6M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	15.1%
Avg	7.7%
Low	3.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-0.01
Low	-

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-
Avg	-
Low	-