Eight Big Money outlier signals lifted shares of IMAX Corporation (IMAX) 79% in the last year.
IMAX focuses on entertainment technology, specifically motion picture technologies and presentations. The company’s immersive theater experience is catching on as it forged 101 new agreements in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and installed 21 new systems, marking a 40% growth rate.
Financially, IMAX’s first-quarter fiscal 2025 report showed its best first quarter ever with nearly $300 million in global revenue and over 100 new system agreements. The company boosted its gross margin by 61% and generated per-share earnings of $0.13. Also, IMAX has $400 million available for future growth.
No wonder IMAX shares are up 14% this year – and they could rise more. MoneyFlows data shows how Big Money investors are again betting heavily on the stock.
Institutional volumes reveal plenty. In the last year, IMAX has enjoyed strong investor demand, which we believe to be institutional support.
Each green bar signals unusually large volumes in IMAX shares. They reflect our proprietary inflow signal, pushing the stock higher:
Plenty of technology names are under accumulation right now. But there’s a powerful fundamental story happening with IMAX.
Institutional support and a healthy fundamental backdrop make this company worth investigating. As you can see, IMAX has had strong sales growth and profits:
Source: FactSet
Also, EPS is estimated to ramp higher this year by +19.3%.
Now it makes sense why the stock has been generating Big Money interest. IMAX has a track record of strong financial performance.
Marrying great fundamentals with MoneyFlows software has found some big winning stocks over the long term.
IMAX has been a top-rated stock at MoneyFlows. That means the stock has unusual buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.
It’s made the rare Outlier 20 report multiple times in a year. The blue bars below show when IMAX was a top pick…boosted by Big Money:
Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows.
This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stocks upward.
The IMAX action isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.
Disclosure: the author owns IMAX in personal and managed accounts at the time of publication.
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Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.