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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

Hot onWhy it's trendingX chatter picking upMoving on elevated volumeStrong bullish X conversation
$AMC·$1.7B·Entertainment·Communication Services
$2.83+6.4%YTD+80.3%1Y-6.0%
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AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.$AMC
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Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AMC, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Driven by hypeAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-06-20

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

A real summer box-office slate riding into a meme-squeeze setup — for now, both are pulling the same direction.

AMC is the largest US movie theater chain and one of the original meme-squeeze names — historically a story that has only worked when retail momentum, options flow, and a real catalyst all stack at once. This is that setup again. Q1 revenue grew 21% year-over-year to $1.05B as the summer slate firms up (Spider-Man pre-sale records, Toy Story 5), plus an antitrust-approved Paramount-WBD deal that expands the future release pipeline. The stock is up 80% YTD and 166% since April, sitting 65% above the 50-day and 49% above the 200-day on a 2.34x volume multiplier — that's accumulation, not retail-only. The catch: the equity-raise machine remains live. The company just completed an at-the-market offering in June at improving prices, and per-share dilution is the structural drag every AMC rally eventually meets.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X read — box-office slate combining with options-gamma flow and squeeze conviction — correctly identifies that the catalysts are actually stacked this time, not just talked about. The chatter understates that AMC just completed the June ATM offering, meaning the float is materially larger than at the April low, and each subsequent ATM round caps the move a bit more.

What to watch: Spider-Man and Toy Story 5 actual box-office numbers versus the pre-sale records (which would convert momentum into a fundamental beat), and any 8-K disclosure of further ATM share issuance. Persistent ATM use into the rally is what historically caps every AMC squeeze.

On the calendar: 2026-08-10 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment194 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-19

AMC chatter is dominated by a strong box-office slate — Spider-Man breaking franchise pre-sale records, Toy Story 5 opening, Disclosure Day reviews and a DOJ-approved Paramount-WBD deal expected to expand the theatrical release pipeline. Bulls cite the stock up 166% since April with $2 calls up 200%, heavy options-flow gamma talk, and the usual meme-squeeze convictions around naked shorts and synthetic shares. The bear voice in the corpus is essentially absent — even traders booking gains stay long. Tone is euphoric meme-bull with both fundamentals (slate) and squeeze narratives running together.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Operates the largest US and European movie theater chain, earning from ticket sales, food and beverage, and advertising.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Entertainment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AMC.

Entertainment · Communication Services

Streaming profitability maturation continues repricing entertainment — NFLX's global TV network model (ad tier expansion, password crackdown monetization) is the benchmark. Disney's new theme park announcement and ongoing DTC streaming profitability ramp are this week's catalysts; Roku's future as a neutral platform is the contested narrative.

What this means for $AMC

Neutral — AMC theaters benefit from blockbuster release calendar and food/beverage revenue, not streaming monetization trends; the streaming-vs-theater debate continues but theatrical exclusivity windows are the structural lever for AMC.

Industry benchmark

11-name peer basket
+43.5%YTD
+16.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-1.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
29.5%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
38.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
-11.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.2Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
29.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
65.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-4.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$-0.36$-0.32-12.5%
Q4 2025Feb 23, 2026$-0.18$-0.20+10.0%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$-0.58——
Q2 2025Aug 11, 2025$-0.01$-0.04+72.9%
Next earningsMon, Aug 10·consensus EPS $-0.03

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$1.0B+21.2%23.0%-4.3%$-0.22$-174.7M
Q4 FY25$1.3B-1.4%140%145%$-0.25$43.3M
Q3 FY25$1.3B-3.6%24.2%2.8%$-0.58$-81.1M
Q2 FY25$1.4B+35.6%65.1%6.6%$-0.01$88.9M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$5.4B$5.3B – $5.5B-$0.25-$0.36 – -$0.146
FY27$5.7B$5.5B – $5.8B-$0.14-$0.29 – $0.025
FY28$6.0B$5.9B – $6.0B-$0.07-$0.17 – $0.005

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.3×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.71%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+64.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+48.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 562.6M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today14.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.315-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 19Adam M AronCEO250.0K sh$344K
+ 42 other (18 awards · 14 inkinds · 5 conversions · 5 exempts) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDJun 118-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (AMC) issued a Regulation FD press release on June 11, 2026 announcing completion of its previously disclosed at-the-market (ATM) equity offering; specific proceeds and share count are in the attached Exhibit 99.1. The information is furnished rather than filed, so it does not carry Exchange Act Section 18 liability. Completion of the ATM confirms incremental dilution and provides AMC with additional liquidity, consistent with the company's ongoing equity capital management strategy.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMay 138-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

AMC filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) dated 2026-05-13. below is incorporated herein by reference. The shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) described herein were issued pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMay 58-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

AMC filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) dated 2026-05-05. below is incorporated herein by reference. The shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) described herein will be issued pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) and/or Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 178-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

AMC entered into a credit agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-17). Counterparty: Odeon, as borrower, OCGL, as the company, the lenders party thereto and U.S. Ban. Size: approximately $425,000,000. Rate: 12.750%. Maturing in 2031. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

AMC entered into a material definitive agreement (8-K Item 1.01, dated 2026-04-01). Counterparty: Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (the “Lend. Size: approximately $425,000,000. Rate: 12.750%. Due 2027. Material definitive agreement — investors should review the full exhibit for covenants, conditions, and use of proceeds.

8-KUnregistered equity saleMar 248-K — Item 3.02: Unregistered equity sale · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

AMC filed an 8-K (Item 8.01) dated 2026-03-24. below is incorporated herein by reference. The issuance of the Shares (as defined herein) to the Selling Stockholders (as defined herein) was exempt under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

8-KMaterial agreementMar 68-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
8-KMaterial agreementFeb 258-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
+ 20 other (6 13Gs · 6 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Ks) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Stock Market Today, June 18: AMC Rallies After Record May Attendance Drives Trading Momentumfool.com·2d agoAMC Stock Edges Higher Wednesday: What's Going On?benzinga.com·3d agoAMC stock may soon flash a golden cross, but one key risk remainsinvezz.com·3d agoAMC Global Media Appoints Hozefa Lokhandwala as Chief Financial Officerglobenewswire.com·4d agoAMC Stock Climbs Tuesday: What's Driving The Move?benzinga.com·4d ago

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