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AMC·AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc

$2.87
-0.20 (-6.37%)
High
$3.11
Open
$3.03
Market Cap
2.68B
52W High
$3.40
Low
$2.86
P. Close
$2.87
P/E
-
52W Low
$0.93
Fwd P/E
38.25
DailyIQ Est.
$2.97
Inst. Ownership
32.7%
Short Interest
5.68%
Days to Cover
1.3
NewEarnings release, scored · filed Jul 20, 2026tone +15.3 vs prior release · 64 lines scoredSee the breakdown
Technical Score (1D)
22
BEARISH
News Sentiment
66
BULLISH
On Oct 13, AMC Entertainment closed the trading session at $3.06, up 2 % from the previous day, while the broader market fell modestly. The same day, the company completed a $3.97 billion refinancing that pushed its debt maturities into the next decade, providing a significant liquidity cushion and extending the company’s debt horizon. The refinancing was reported to have helped lift the share price by 5 %, contributing to a 101 % year‑to‑date gain. Analysts noted that AMC’s stock had gained 20 % month‑to‑date, outperforming the Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline, and that the company’s revenue was projected to rise 11.7 % year‑over‑year even though earnings per share were expected to remain negative at $0.01 for the upcoming quarter. Investors were watching the forthcoming earnings report for further insight into AMC’s financial trajectory, while analysts highlighted the company’s improving operating performance and projected 2026 as a strong year for box office revenue.
LOW TARGET
$2 -23.2%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$3 +3.0%
7 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$4 +39.6%
4 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$2.20 - $4.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
2/4/5/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$2.97 (+3.7%)
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Entertainment
Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Symbol
AMC
Description
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. is a long-standing player in the entertainment industry, primarily operating as a theatrical exhibitor across the United States and Europe. The company's core business revolves around the ownership and operation of movie theaters, providing a venue for audiences to experience films. Established in 1920, AMC has built a substantial presence in the market through its theater holdings. The company's headquarters are located in Leawood, Kansas, from which it manages its extensive network of cinemas. AMC's value proposition centers on delivering the cinematic experience to consumers, competing within the broader entertainment landscape.
Bought (1Y)
250,000 shares
$344K
Sold (1Y)
0 shares
$0
Gladbach EDWIN FSVP GEN COUNSEL & SECRETARY
Award/Grant201,289 shares2026-09-24
COX CHRIS ASVP CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
Award/Grant181,160 shares2026-09-24
WAY MARKEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Award/Grant362,319 shares2026-09-24
COPAKEN ELLENSVP BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Award/Grant171,096 shares2026-09-24
DENSON-RANDOLPH NIKKOLESVP US CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER
Award/Grant201,289 shares2026-09-24
24/ 100
Very bearish
Overall: Bearish
✓Revenue growing year over year
✕Negative net margin
✕Negative operating cash flow
Net Margin
-13.0%
Revenue CAGR
4.8%
Current Ratio
0.41x
Debt / Equity
-2.13x
Return on Equity
33.4%
Earnings Summary
AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. operates as a theatrical exhibitor across the United States and Europe, delivering the cinematic experience to consumers within the broader entertainment landscape. The company’s core business centers on owning and operating movie theaters, positioning it within the communication services sector’s entertainment sub‑industry. In Q4 2024, AMC reported an EPS of –$0.18 versus an estimate of –$0.163, and revenue of $1.306 billion, slightly below the $1.321 billion estimate. The following quarter, Q4 2025, saw a modest EPS improvement to –$0.17 against an estimate of –$0.178, while revenue rose to $1.289 billion, surpassing the $1.281 billion estimate. The most recent quarter, Q2 2026, marked a turnaround with an EPS of $0.14 versus an estimate of –$0.027, and revenue of $1.597 billion against an estimate of $1.489 billion, indicating a positive acceleration in profitability and top‑line growth. Historically, AMC has exhibited a mixed earnings trajectory: while revenue has trended upward year‑over‑year, EPS has fluctuated between negative and positive territory, with the company beating analyst expectations in the last two quarters but missing in earlier periods. This pattern underscores a gradual improvement in operating efficiency despite ongoing debt burdens. Recent news highlights a $3.97 billion refinancing completed on October 13, 2024, extending debt maturities into the next decade and providing a liquidity cushion that likely contributed to the Q2 2026 earnings rebound. The launch of a mobile trivia game on October 9, 2024, represents a modest digital expansion aimed at enhancing customer engagement, though its financial impact remains limited.

EPS

EstBeatMiss
$-0.23$-0.12$-0.02$0.08$0.19Q4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$-0.06 - -
Q2'26$-0.03$0.14+624.9%
Q4'25$-0.18$-0.17+4.4%
Q4'24$-0.16$-0.18-10.2%

Revenue

EstBeatMiss
$1.2B$1.3B$1.4B$1.5B$1.6BQ4'24Q4'25Q2'26Q1'26
QtrEstActual+/−
Q1'26$1.5B - -
Q2'26$1.5B$1.6B+7.2%
Q4'25$1.3B$1.3B+0.6%
Q4'24 - $1.3B -

Market Data

AMC Stock Snapshot

BEARISH22/100
$2.87−$0.20 (6.4%)
Market cap
2.68B
Day range
$2.86 – $3.10
News sentiment
66/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$2.95 (+3.0%)
Consensus
Hold · 13 analysts
52-week range+208.1% off low · -15.7% from high
$0.93$3.40
Price $2.87 DailyIQ Est. $2.97

Price action on AMC is defensive - rallies are being sold rather than extended. Company-specific news dominates here; sector-level flows matter less than for larger names.

Behaviour On Record

What AMC's own history says about today's numbers

Realized volatility (21d)
64.1% 62nd pct
Below its peak
-99.2%
vs 200-day average
+62.8%
Up days (1y)
42%

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc is currently running 64.1% annualised volatility over the last 21 sessions. Measured against AMC's own 13 years of daily returns rather than a market-wide average, that is the 62nd percentile — a little above its own norm, against a typical reading of 49.5%. The distinction matters because a number that looks calm for one stock is turbulent for another, and the absolute figure on its own tells you neither.

AMC is trading -99.2% below its running peak. Across 12 full years on file, its median worst-drawdown-in-a-year was -60.9%, and the deepest was -92.0% in 2023. The current drawdown is already deeper than this stock's typical annual low point, which puts it in the part of its range where past recoveries began — and where past declines also continued.

Price sits +62.8% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 95th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year AMC closed higher on 42% of sessions, and it is currently 4 sessions into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 13 years of records, AMC finished the month higher 4 of 13 times, with a median return of -2.9% and an average of -2.7%. Its strongest month historically has been May at +14.0% on average, its weakest December at -16.9%. Seasonality is a weak signal on its own — a decade is a small sample and regimes change — but it is a real distribution rather than a rule of thumb.

Overnight risk is measurable too: AMC has opened more than 2% away from the prior close in 269 of 3,209 sessions (8.4% of the time), with the largest gaps running +54.1% and -10.8%. For anyone holding through an event, that rate is a better guide to overnight exposure than the intraday range.

Across the last 3 dated reports on file, AMC moved an average of 4.2% in the session after earnings, closing higher 2 of those 3 times, with a median move of +1.3% and a largest of -9.3%.

All figures computed from 3,213 daily closes between 2013-12-18 and 2026-10-14, split-adjusted, recomputed daily. Percentiles are against AMC's own 13-year history, not a peer group or index.

Sector Rotation

Is money rotating into or out of AMC's sector?

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc sits in the Communication Services sector, currently ranked 10th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (improving).

Sector rank
#10 of 12
Sector state
Improving
Sector rotation score
18

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for AMC?

CallsPuts

For AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc's nearest expiry (2026-10-16, 2 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.26), with at-the-money implied volatility around 85.9%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±5.0% move by that expiry — a range of about $2.74–$3.04.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-16)
0.26
ATM implied volatility
85.9%
Total open interest
77,243
Expected move by 2026-10-16
±5.0% ($2.74–$3.04)

Analyst Rating Changes

Are analysts turning bullish or bearish on AMC?

Citigroup most recently reiterated its rating on AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc to Sell on Sep 25, 2026 with a price target of $2 (from $2). Over the last 90 days, coverage has run 0 upgrades against 0 downgrades, a net mixed lean.

Latest action
Citigroup — Sell
90-day upgrades
0
90-day downgrades
0
Net rating momentum
0
DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
Sep 25, 2026CitigroupMaintainedSell$2 → $2
Sep 2, 2026MacquarieMaintainedNeutral$3 → $3
Jul 22, 2026B. Riley SecuritiesMaintainedNeutral$2 → $3
Jul 22, 2026MacquarieMaintainedNeutral$2 → $3
Jul 21, 2026BenchmarkMaintainedBuy$3 → $3
Jul 21, 2026WedbushMaintainedOutperform$3 → $4
Jul 8, 2026MacquarieMaintainedNeutral$2 → $2
May 7, 2026CitigroupMaintainedSell$1 → $1
May 6, 2026BenchmarkUpgradeHold → Buy$3
Feb 26, 2026MacquarieMaintainedNeutral$2 → $2
Feb 25, 2026CitigroupMaintainedSell$1 → $1
Feb 25, 2026Roth CapitalMaintainedNeutral$2 → $2

Earnings Release, Scored

What did AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc's latest earnings release say?

Filed Jul 20, 2026 · SEC Form 8-K, Exhibit 99

Tone82.1/ 100+15.3 vs prior release
Hedging words0.92per 100 words-0.25 vs prior release
Tone, last 2 releasesScale 50–88

Most important lines

  1. 1

    Total revenues increased approximately 14.2%, year over year, to approximately $1.6 billion, while Adjusted EBITDA soared 70% to $321.4 million, a $131.9 million increase over last year’s same quarter.

    New this quarter
  2. 2

    Of the ultimate importance, our Adjusted EBITDA of $359.7 million in the first half of 2026 is considerably more than two-and-a-half times the $131.8 million reported in the first half of last year.

    New this quarter
  3. 3

    For the first six months of 2026, AMC’s Adjusted EBITDA is some $227.9 million above that achieved in the same period last year.“

    New this quarter

Peers & ETF holders

AMC peers & ETF holders

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

66/100
Strong NegativeNeutralStrong Positive
MODERATELY BULLISH

Recent News Coverage

Most recent articles, ranked by recency (click to expand).

10+ articles
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment closed the trading session at $3.06, up 2% from the previous day, outperforming the broader market which fell modestly. The company’s stock had gained 20% over the past month, surpassing the Consumer Discretionary sector’s decline. Analysts anticipate a negative earnings per share of $0.01 for the upcoming quarter, while revenue projections show an 11.7% year‑over‑year increase. Investors are watching the forthcoming earnings report for further insight into AMC’s financial trajectory.
What did this article say?
AMC closed a $3.97 billion refinancing that pushed its debt maturities into the next decade, providing a significant liquidity cushion. The deal reduced immediate refinancing pressure and extended the company’s debt horizon, supporting a 5 % share price rally and a 101 % year‑to‑date gain. Despite still carrying $3.85 billion in debt and negative equity, the refinancing is viewed as a material positive catalyst for the company’s financial stability.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment shares climbed 20% over the past month, outperforming the broader leisure sector. The rally was driven by higher moviegoing demand, increased spending per patron, and effective cost controls that are expected to reduce interest expenses. Analysts highlighted the company’s improving operating performance and projected 2026 as a strong post‑pandemic year for box office revenue, reinforcing investor confidence. The positive momentum reflects a confirmed material upside for AMC.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment shares rose 20% over the past month, outperforming the S&P 500 and its leisure industry peers. The surge has attracted attention from Zacks.com users, prompting analysts to review the company’s earnings projections. While the stock’s recent performance is notable, no new guidance or material corporate action has been announced to justify a sustained upside. The focus remains on potential earnings revisions that could influence the stock’s valuation moving forward.
What did this article say?
The Motley Fool article highlighted AMC as a buy, citing reasons for its attractiveness. It was published on Oct 9. The piece referenced AMC's stock in its analysis.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment Holdings announced the launch of its first mobile game, AMC Movie Trivia Game Show, developed with Hoyt Games. The free app offers daily movie-themed puzzles and thousands of trivia challenges, targeting both theater patrons and broader movie fans. By integrating exclusive benefits for AMC Stubs members, the company aims to deepen customer engagement beyond the theater experience. The initiative represents a modest positive shift in AMC’s digital strategy, potentially enhancing brand loyalty without immediate financial impact.
What did this article say?
The article compares AMC Entertainment’s year‑to‑date performance with other consumer discretionary stocks, noting that AMC is included in the sector’s analysis. It highlights that AMC’s sector rank is #12 and that the company’s Zacks Rank is #2 (Buy), indicating a positive earnings outlook. The piece does not report any material adverse events or upside catalysts for AMC, presenting a neutral assessment of its current standing.
What did this article say?
The article compares monthly dividend REITs Realty Income and Agree Realty, noting that AMC Entertainment appears on Agree Realty’s watch list. It highlights dividend safety and tenant quality differences between the two REITs, with Agree Realty outperforming Realty Income. The piece mentions AMC only as a reference point in the watch list, without indicating any direct financial or operational impact on the company. Consequently, the mention does not alter AMC’s valuation or outlook. The analysis focuses on dividend metrics rather than AMC’s performance.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment announced that its AMC Stubs loyalty program now reaches over 40 million U.S. households, representing more than half of its U.S. guest count in Q2 2026. The expanded program provides the company with detailed insights into customer preferences and viewing habits, enabling more targeted marketing and rewards. By aligning incentives with guests’ genre and title interests, AMC aims to increase repeat visits and strengthen overall engagement. The initiative is positioned as a strategic move to enhance customer loyalty and drive foot traffic amid a competitive entertainment landscape.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment Holdings completed a $3.97 billion debt refinancing, issuing $2 billion of first‑lien notes due 2031 and securing new first‑ and second‑lien term loan facilities totaling $1.8 billion. The new debt is senior‑secured and guaranteed by AMC’s subsidiaries, including Muvico and Odeon Cinemas Group. The refinancing extends debt maturities to 2031 and 2033, improving liquidity and reducing short‑term pressure. The transaction was executed in a private offering and is expected to lower borrowing costs and support ongoing operations.

Technical Analysis

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22
BEARISH
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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
25 tracked managers · $517.61M combined position · 19 adding, 6 trimming, 0 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
BlackRock, Inc.▲ Buy56,388,1076.53%$107.14M2026-08-07
Discovery Capital Management, LLC▲ New51,799,3526.00%$98.42M2026-08-14
Vanguard Group Inc▲ Buy50,180,8405.81%$78.28M2026-01-29
Marshall Wace, LLP▲ Buy30,384,5693.52%$57.73M2026-08-13
Citadel Advisors LLC▲ Buy20,465,8682.37%$38.89M2026-09-02
Geode Capital Management, LLC▲ Buy17,390,3992.01%$33.05M2026-08-12
Balyasny Asset Management L.P.▲ Buy9,520,0001.10%$18.09M2026-08-14
Renaissance Technologies LLC▲ Buy9,274,6231.07%$17.62M2026-08-13
Northern Trust Corp▲ Buy6,184,1670.72%$11.75M2026-08-13
Goldman Sachs Group Inc▲ Buy5,903,5690.68%$11.22M2026-08-14
D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.▲ Buy4,760,7540.55%$9.05M2026-08-14
Bank of America Corp▲ Buy3,873,6410.45%$7.36M2026-08-14
Susquehanna International Group, LLP▼ Sell3,119,1840.36%$5.93M2026-08-14
Pentwater Capital Management LP▼ Sell2,250,0000.26%$4.28M2026-08-14
AQR Capital Management LLC▲ Buy2,166,0910.25%$4.12M2026-08-14
Morgan Stanley▲ Buy2,027,1770.23%$3.85M2026-08-13
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.▲ Buy1,700,1040.20%$3.23M2026-08-14
Man Group plc▼ Sell757,5280.09%$1.44M2026-08-14
JPMorgan Chase & Co▼ Sell656,0190.08%$1.33M2026-08-12
Millennium Management LLC▼ Sell575,5280.07%$1.09M2026-08-14
Wells Fargo & Company▲ Buy532,2370.06%$1.01M2026-08-14
Invesco Ltd.▼ Sell451,7190.05%$858.3K2026-08-14
Citigroup Inc▲ Buy378,9880.04%$720.1K2026-08-03
AllianceBernstein L.P.▲ Buy657,6700.08%$644.5K2026-08-14
Allstate Corp▲ Buy279,6010.03%$531.2K2026-08-13
Q2 2026 flow:140.34M sh bought ($266.46M)10.02M sh sold ($19.34M)net +130.32M sh (+$247.11M)