AMC Entertainment (AMC) closed the most recent trading day at $2.84, moving -1.05% from the previous trading session. The stock's change was less than the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.49%. On the other hand, the Dow registered a loss of 0.14%, and the technology-centric Nasdaq decreased by 0.65%.
The stock of movie theater operator has risen by 0.7% in the past month, leading the Consumer Discretionary sector's loss of 4.21% and undershooting the S&P 500's gain of 0.96%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of AMC Entertainment in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on August 11, 2025. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at -$0.04, signifying a 90.70% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $1.35 billion, showing a 30.82% escalation compared to the year-ago quarter.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates project earnings of -$0.57 per share and a revenue of $4.92 billion, demonstrating changes of +55.47% and +6.02%, respectively, from the preceding year.
Additionally, investors should keep an eye on any recent revisions to analyst forecasts for AMC Entertainment. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. Consequently, upward revisions in estimates express analysts' positivity towards the business operations and its ability to generate profits.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.36% upward. AMC Entertainment currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
The Leisure and Recreation Services industry is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 177, this industry ranks in the bottom 29% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The strength of our individual industry groups is measured by the Zacks Industry Rank, which is calculated based on the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within these groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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