B. Riley Has Lowered Expectations for AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) Stock Price

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) had its price objective decreased by B. Riley from $8.00 to $6.00 in a research report sent to investors on Thursday morning,Benzinga reports. B. Riley currently has a neutral rating on the stock. B. Riley also issued estimates for AMC Entertainment’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.53) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.03) EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.18) EPS.

Several other analysts also recently weighed in on AMC. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of AMC Entertainment in a report on Thursday. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $4.00 price objective on shares of AMC Entertainment in a research note on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of AMC Entertainment from $11.00 to $10.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have issued a hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.44.

AMC Entertainment Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of AMC Entertainment stock opened at $4.27 on Thursday. AMC Entertainment has a 52 week low of $2.38 and a 52 week high of $11.88. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $4.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.54 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.65 and a beta of 1.83.

AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.33 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.09) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that AMC Entertainment will post -1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of AMC Entertainment

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its stake in shares of AMC Entertainment by 1,894.0% during the second quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,121,025 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,583,000 after purchasing an additional 1,064,805 shares during the last quarter. Scientech Research LLC acquired a new position in AMC Entertainment in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,167,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in AMC Entertainment by 92.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,086,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,411,000 after buying an additional 522,063 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of AMC Entertainment by 24.6% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 65,620 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 12,975 shares during the period. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of AMC Entertainment in the first quarter valued at about $1,270,000. 28.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About AMC Entertainment

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.