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National CineMedia Inc has a consensus price target of $6.07 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $8.5 issued by B. Riley Securities on August 16, 2024. The low is $4 issued by B. Riley Securities on January 22, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wedbush, Barrington Research, and B. Riley Securities on May 12, 2026, January 26, 2026, and January 22, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $5.17 between Wedbush, Barrington Research, and B. Riley Securities, there's an implied 51.96% upside for National CineMedia Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) was reported by Wedbush on May 12, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $6.00 expecting NCMI to rise to within 12 months (a possible 76.47% upside). 7 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) was provided by Wedbush, and National CineMedia maintained their outperform rating.
The last upgrade for National CineMedia Inc happened on March 14, 2025 when Wedbush raised their price target to $7.5. Wedbush previously had a neutral for National CineMedia Inc.
The last downgrade for National CineMedia Inc happened on August 3, 2023 when Wedbush changed their price target from $0.5 to $0.37 for National CineMedia Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of National CineMedia, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for National CineMedia was filed on May 12, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 12, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest National CineMedia (NCMI) rating was a maintained with a price target of $6.50 to $6.00. The current price National CineMedia (NCMI) is trading at is $3.40, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 05/12/2026 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Wedbush | $6.5 → $6 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | 61.76% | Barrington Research | $6.5 → $5.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | 17.65% | B. Riley Securities | $5 → $4 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2026 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Benchmark | $7 → $6 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/31/2025 | Buy Now | 91.18% | Barrington Research | $7 → $6.5 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/04/2025 | Buy Now | 105.88% | Wedbush | $7.5 → $7 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/25/2025 | Buy Now | 105.88% | Benchmark | $8 → $7 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2025 | Buy Now | 120.59% | Wedbush | $7.5 → $7.5 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/14/2025 | Buy Now | 105.88% | Barrington Research | $7 → $7 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 135.29% | Benchmark | $8 → $8 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2025 | Buy Now | 105.88% | Barrington Research | $8.25 → $7 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 142.65% | Barrington Research | $7.5 → $8.25 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | 135.29% | Benchmark | $8 → $8 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2024 | Buy Now | 150% | B. Riley Securities | $7.5 → $8.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/15/2024 | Buy Now | 135.29% | Benchmark | → $8 | Upgrade | Speculative Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | 120.59% | Barrington Research | → $7.5 | Upgrade | Market Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Benchmark | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Speculative Buy → Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Benchmark | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Speculative Buy → Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | 120.59% | B. Riley Securities | $6.75 → $7.5 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/07/2024 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Benchmark | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Speculative Buy → Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2024 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Benchmark | $6 → $6 | Reiterates | Speculative Buy → Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | 61.76% | Wedbush | $4.5 → $5.5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | 98.53% | B. Riley Securities | $4.5 → $6.75 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/12/2024 | Buy Now | 32.35% | Wedbush | $4.5 → $4.5 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/08/2023 | Buy Now | 47.06% | Wedbush | $0.37 → $5 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/22/2023 | Buy Now | 76.47% | Benchmark | $5 → $6 | Maintains | Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/25/2023 | Buy Now | 47.06% | Benchmark | $4 → $5 | Maintains | Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/16/2023 | Buy Now | 17.65% | Benchmark | → $4 | Upgrade | Hold → Speculative Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -89.12% | Wedbush | $0.5 → $0.37 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |