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UPDATE: Benchmark Starts AMC Entertainment (AMC) at Buy

July 2, 2015 6:37 AM EDT
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Price: $4.39 -1.13%

Rating Summary:
    3 Buy, 9 Hold, 7 Sell

Rating Trend: Up Up

Today's Overall Ratings:
    Up: 20 | Down: 14 | New: 22
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(Updated - July 2, 2015 8:40 AM EDT)

Benchmark initiated coverage on AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) with a Buy rating and a price target of $34.81. Analyst Mike Hickey said the company's innovation programs in seating and food are driving performance growth.

Hickey explained, "The Company’s shares offer investors a pure play on the domestic cinema industry, an industry often considered defensive to economic downturns and competitive entertainment solutions, while potentially benefiting from the relative perceptual strength of the on-going US economy. We believe AMC Entertainment will outperform the domestic box office performance over the long term, benefiting from an aggressive multi-year theatre amenity refresh strategy over a meaningful portion of the Company’s theatrical network."

"The Company has initiated an aggressive innovation effort over their existing theatrical network through recliner seating integration and enhanced food / beverage amenities. The Company’s innovation program has made remarkable progress at driving performance growth, a theatre level productivity trend we expect to continue over the medium term," added the analyst.

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Shares of AMC Entertainment closed at $30.38 yesterday.



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