Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for IMAX

IMAX Co. (NYSE:IMAX) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for IMAX in a note issued to investors on Monday, December 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst D. Joyce now expects that the company will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.12. IMAX had a net margin of 6.74% and a return on equity of 7.53%. The firm had revenue of $91.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $93.71 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 11.9% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of IMAX in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of IMAX from $20.00 to $21.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, October 14th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of IMAX in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Roth Mkm upped their target price on shares of IMAX from $27.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of IMAX in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $24.22.

IMAX Price Performance

IMAX opened at $25.84 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.23. IMAX has a 12 month low of $13.20 and a 12 month high of $26.84. The business has a 50-day moving average of $23.39 and a two-hundred day moving average of $20.36.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Natasha Fernandes sold 2,957 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.52, for a total value of $75,462.64. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 14,883 shares in the company, valued at $379,814.16. This represents a 16.58 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Kenneth Ian Weissman sold 6,309 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.51, for a total value of $160,942.59. Following the sale, the insider now owns 25,139 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $641,295.89. The trade was a 20.06 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 65,176 shares of company stock worth $1,662,110. Corporate insiders own 24.08% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in IMAX by 13.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 584,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,456,000 after acquiring an additional 68,155 shares during the last quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of IMAX by 33.1% in the 2nd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,293,221 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,687,000 after purchasing an additional 321,506 shares during the last quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC boosted its holdings in IMAX by 47.5% in the third quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC now owns 387,689 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,952,000 after purchasing an additional 124,811 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in IMAX by 57.0% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 120,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,013,000 after buying an additional 43,584 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in IMAX by 90.6% during the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 587,694 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,856,000 after buying an additional 279,410 shares in the last quarter. 93.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.