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AMC·AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc

$2.90
-0.06 (-1.86%)
High
$2.96
Open
$2.90
Market Cap
2.47B
52W High
$3.40
Low
$2.87
P. Close
$2.90
P/E
-
52W Low
$0.93
Fwd P/E
-36.88
DailyIQ Est.
$2.97
Inst. Ownership
3.5%
Short Interest
5.07%
Days to Cover
1.9
Technical Score (1D)
73
BULLISH
News Sentiment
60
BULLISH
On Oct 6, AMC Entertainment announced that its Stubs loyalty program now covered more than 40 million U.S. households, representing over half of the company’s guest traffic. The expanded program was said to provide detailed insights into customer preferences and viewing habits, allowing AMC to target marketing and rewards more precisely. The company stated that the goal of the initiative was to increase repeat visits and better align film offerings with audience interests, thereby strengthening its relationship with moviegoers and positioning it to compete more effectively in the entertainment market. On Oct 5, AMC completed a $3.97 billion refinancing, issuing $2 billion of first‑lien notes due 2031 and securing new first‑ and second‑lien term loan facilities. The refinancing extended debt maturities to 2031 and 2033, reducing short‑term pressure on the company’s balance sheet. The deal was described as improving liquidity and providing a more favorable debt structure to support operations and potential future capital expenditures.
LOW TARGET
$2 -24.0%
2 analysts
MEAN TARGET
$3 +1.9%
7 analysts
HIGH TARGET
$4 +38.2%
4 analysts
PRICE RANGE
$2.20 - $4.00
SB / B / H / S / SS
2/4/5/1/1
DAILYIQ EST.
$2.97 (+2.6%)
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
26/ 100
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. is a long‑standing theatrical exhibitor operating across the United States and Europe, delivering the cinematic experience to consumers within the broader entertainment sector. The company’s core business revolves around ownership and operation of movie theaters, competing in a highly cyclical industry that is sensitive to consumer discretionary spending and content availability. In Q4 2024, AMC reported a negative EPS of –$0.18 versus an estimate of –$0.163, while revenue of $1.306 billion matched the prior quarter’s $1.306 billion, indicating flat top‑line growth. The following quarter, Q4 2025, saw EPS improve to –$0.17 against an estimate of –$0.178, and revenue rose modestly to $1.289 billion from $1.281 billion, reflecting a slight acceleration in sales. The most recent quarter, Q2 2026, marked a turnaround with positive EPS of $0.14 versus an estimate of –$0.027, and revenue of $1.597 billion versus an estimate of $1.489 billion, the first quarterly beat in the series and the largest revenue gain in the five‑quarter span. Historically, AMC has posted YoY revenue growth in three of the last five quarters, with EPS remaining negative until Q2 2026, demonstrating a pattern of improving top‑line performance despite lingering profitability challenges. Recent news highlights a $3.97 billion debt refinancing that extends maturities to 2031 and reduces near‑term liquidity pressure, providing a stronger balance sheet that could support future capital expenditures; the refinancing also coincided with a Zacks Buy upgrade, signaling analyst optimism.

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

BULLISH73/100
$2.90−$0.06 (1.9%)
Market cap
2.47B
Day range
$2.87 – $2.96
News sentiment
60/100 · Bullish
Analyst target
$2.95 (+1.9%)
Consensus
Hold · 13 analysts
52-week range+211.3% off low · -14.9% from high
$0.93$3.40
Price $2.90 DailyIQ Est. $2.97

The signal on AMC is bullish: price action is confirming the underlying trend, not fighting it. 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)
69.2% 65th pct
Below its peak
-99.2%
vs 200-day average
+51.2%
Up days (1y)
42%

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc is currently running 69.2% 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 65th 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 +51.2% from its 200-day moving average. Against every other day in its history, that gap ranks at the 94th percentile — a wider gap than this stock usually carries. Over the past year AMC closed higher on 42% of sessions, and it is currently 2 sessions into a rising streak.

On October specifically: over 12 years of records, AMC finished the month higher 3 of 12 times, with a median return of -3.1% and an average of -3.8%. 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 268 of 3,202 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 3,206 daily closes between 2013-12-18 and 2026-10-05, 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 4th of 12 GICS sectors by relative-strength rotation score (lagging).

Sector rank
#4 of 12
Sector state
Lagging
Sector rotation score
9

Options Market

What is the options market pricing for AMC?

CallsPuts

For AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc's nearest expiry (2026-10-09, 2 days out), open interest is call-heavy, a bullish tilt (put/call ratio of 0.39), with at-the-money implied volatility around 79.7%. The options market is pricing roughly a ±5.1% move by that expiry — a range of about $2.77–$3.08.

Put/call ratio (2026-10-09)
0.39
ATM implied volatility
79.7%
Total open interest
66,709
Expected move by 2026-10-09
±5.1% ($2.77–$3.08)

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

AMC Competitive Positioning

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (AMC) is tracked alongside these names in Entertainment on DailyIQ — ranked by market cap, with today's move alongside.

News Sentiment Analysis

Sentiment gathered from recent headlines

60/100
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 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.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment Holdings completed a series of corporate actions on October 3, including board declassification, new debt issuance, and an equity shelf registration linked to employee stock plans. These moves aimed to strengthen the company’s capital structure and improve governance transparency. The announcements were followed by a notable uptick in short‑term share price performance, suggesting market participants viewed the actions as a positive development. While the long‑term financial picture remains mixed, the recent corporate initiatives represent a tangible step toward stabilizing AMC’s financial footing.
What did this article say?
Zacks.com users have recently increased their attention toward AMC Entertainment, indicating heightened interest from the investment community. The article notes that this surge in scrutiny could influence perceptions of the company’s future prospects. No specific financial metrics or corporate actions were cited, leaving the impact on the stock largely uncertain. The focus remains on the potential for new developments that may arise from this heightened visibility.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment shares fell 9% on October 1 as the broader cinema sector slid, with IMAX and Cinemark also declining. The decline reflected sector‑wide sentiment rather than company‑specific issues, despite AMC reporting a 13% rise in Q2 attendance and a 70% jump in adjusted EBITDA. The selloff underscored investor sensitivity to the theatrical exhibition environment, but AMC’s strong fundamentals mitigated a more severe price impact.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment reported a 69.6% jump in Q2 adjusted EBITDA, driven by a 13.5% rise in attendance to 71.3 million patrons and a 14.2% increase in total revenues to $1.597 billion. Operating costs grew more slowly than revenues, expanding margins and strengthening cash generation. The company highlighted the rapid earnings improvement tied to the accelerating theatrical recovery and noted the need to maintain operating leverage as seasonal cash‑flow swings persist.
What did this article say?
AMC's Q2 results showed a 14.2% revenue increase to $1.597 billion and a 69.6% rise in adjusted EBITDA, narrowing the 2026 loss estimate to 22 cents per share. Despite the improving operating trajectory, the company’s high leverage, recent equity issuances, and valuation above its five‑year median continue to weigh on the investment case. Analysts noted that while earnings losses are shrinking, balance‑sheet risks could offset the positive earnings momentum.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment Holdings posted a 13.6% share price increase over the past month, driven by stronger-than-expected Q2 2026 results. Revenues rose 14.2% year over year to $1.597 billion, surpassing consensus by 5.8%, while adjusted earnings reached 14 cents per share versus the 1 cent estimate. Operating income climbed to $238.1 million from $92.6 million a year earlier, indicating improved profitability. Attendance also grew, with global patronage up 13.5% and U.S. attendance up 12%, supporting the company’s recovery narrative. Despite the positive momentum, concerns about leverage, dilution, and uneven cash generation remain as potential risks to sustaining the rally.
What did this article say?
AMC Entertainment shares fell on Thursday as investors took profits after a recent rally. The decline was driven by broader market pressure rather than company‑specific news. The move reflected a temporary pullback in the sector, with no immediate impact on AMC’s fundamentals or outlook.
What did this article say?
AMC Theatres announced a new birthday party booking experience in partnership with Evite, offering up to 25% savings on private theatre rentals. The program features streamlined online booking, enhanced food and beverage options, and integrated digital invitations. While the initiative expands AMC’s ancillary services, it represents a modest operational enhancement rather than a material financial catalyst.

Technical Analysis

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Institutional & Hedge Fund Ownership
1 tracked managers · $57.73M combined position · 1 adding, 0 trimming, 0 unchanged (latest 13F filings)
ManagerTrendShares Held% of Co.Position ValueFiled
Marshall Wace, LLP▲ Buy30,384,5693.55%$57.73M2026-08-13
Q2 2026 flow:29.86M sh bought ($56.74M)0 sh sold ($0)net +29.86M sh (+$56.74M)