IMAX (IMAX) Competitors $27.85 -0.05 (-0.19%) Closing price 07/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.02 +0.18 (+0.64%) As of 07/15/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IMAX vs. AMC, CNK, COTY, ODD, MBC, EPC, FOXF, OLPX, YSG, and LVWRShould you be buying IMAX stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IMAX include AMC Entertainment (AMC), Cinemark (CNK), Coty (COTY), ODDITY Tech (ODD), MasterBrand (MBC), Edgewell Personal Care (EPC), Fox Factory (FOXF), Olaplex (OLPX), Yatsen (YSG), and LiveWire Group (LVWR). IMAX vs. Its Competitors AMC Entertainment Cinemark Coty ODDITY Tech MasterBrand Edgewell Personal Care Fox Factory Olaplex Yatsen LiveWire Group AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) and IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend AMC or IMAX? AMC Entertainment presently has a consensus target price of $4.26, indicating a potential upside of 36.46%. IMAX has a consensus target price of $31.70, indicating a potential upside of 13.84%. Given AMC Entertainment's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe AMC Entertainment is more favorable than IMAX.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AMC Entertainment 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.88IMAX 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 Which has more volatility & risk, AMC or IMAX? AMC Entertainment has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IMAX has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AMC or IMAX? 28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of IMAX shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.1% of IMAX shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor AMC or IMAX? In the previous week, IMAX had 33 more articles in the media than AMC Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for IMAX and 18 mentions for AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat IMAX's score of 0.24 indicating that AMC Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AMC Entertainment 13 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IMAX 9 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is AMC or IMAX more profitable? IMAX has a net margin of 6.98% compared to AMC Entertainment's net margin of -8.60%. IMAX's return on equity of 7.79% beat AMC Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AMC Entertainment-8.60% N/A -5.68% IMAX 6.98%7.79%3.42% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMC or IMAX? IMAX has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMAX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAMC Entertainment$4.64B0.29-$352.60M-$0.98-3.19IMAX$352.21M4.25$26.06M$0.4759.25 SummaryIMAX beats AMC Entertainment on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IMAX News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IMAX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IMAX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IMAX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIMAXMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.50B$11.51B$8.33B$20.84BDividend YieldN/A2.14%3.14%3.65%P/E Ratio59.2532.3420.9027.17Price / Sales4.253.343.3348.17Price / Cash15.1520.2416.7522.28Price / Book3.889.674.714.56Net Income$26.06M$198.04M$214.79M$995.22M7 Day Performance5.68%3.06%-1.04%-1.16%1 Month Performance-4.74%0.78%36.60%3.18%1 Year Performance60.96%54.82%12.08%6.83% IMAX Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IMAXIMAX4.0359 of 5 stars$27.85-0.2%$31.70+13.8%+61.2%$1.50B$352.21M59.25780Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionAMCAMC Entertainment3.0743 of 5 stars$2.87-2.7%$4.26+48.6%-41.5%$1.24B$4.64B-2.9333,382CNKCinemark4.8356 of 5 stars$29.86-2.8%$33.20+11.2%+39.6%$3.43B$3.05B19.6418,800Analyst RevisionCOTYCoty4.3093 of 5 stars$4.97-2.4%$7.80+56.9%-51.9%$4.33B$6.12B-10.3511,791ODDODDITY Tech0.5997 of 5 stars$76.01+0.1%$61.75-18.8%+69.6%$4.24B$647.04M43.68342News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMBCMasterBrand2.7974 of 5 stars$11.36-2.1%$15.00+32.0%-30.3%$1.44B$2.70B14.5613,000EPCEdgewell Personal Care4.2341 of 5 stars$24.51-0.4%$33.00+34.6%-36.0%$1.15B$2.25B14.336,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFOXFFox Factory3.3889 of 5 stars$27.59-1.5%$36.43+32.0%-45.8%$1.15B$1.39B-4.614,100OLPXOlaplex2.5233 of 5 stars$1.53-3.2%$1.85+20.9%-13.0%$1.02B$422.67M76.54170News CoverageAnalyst ForecastYSGYatsen1.2267 of 5 stars$10.11-0.2%N/A+173.5%$932.33M$3.45B-12.041,350High Trading VolumeLVWRLiveWire Group0.0488 of 5 stars$3.91-14.3%N/A-61.7%$795.96M$26.63M-9.09220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMC Competitors CNK Competitors COTY Competitors ODD Competitors MBC Competitors EPC Competitors FOXF Competitors OLPX Competitors YSG Competitors LVWR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IMAX) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhich Gold Miner Trades at 30% of NAV? 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