AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the theatrical exhibition business. It owns, operates, or has interests in theatres in the United States and Europe. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc.

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (Symbol: AMC), where a total of 50,381 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 5.0 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 44.7% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month of 11.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3 strike call option expiring September 05, 2025, with 9,071 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 907,100 underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3 strike highlighted in orange:
Alcoa Corporation (Symbol: AA) saw options trading volume of 21,306 contracts, representing approximately 2.1 million underlying shares or approximately 43.3% of AA's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 4.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $32.50 strike put option expiring September 12, 2025, with 4,722 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 472,200 underlying shares of AA. Below is a chart showing AA's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $32.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Verizon Communications Inc (Symbol: VZ) options are showing a volume of 63,398 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.3 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 41.6% of VZ's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 15.3 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $44 strike put option expiring September 05, 2025, with 19,312 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.9 million underlying shares of VZ. Below is a chart showing VZ's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $44 strike highlighted in orange:
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Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in FactSet Research Systems Inc. (Symbol: FDS), where a total volume of 2,258 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 225,800 underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 57.3% of FDS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 394,150 shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $360 strike put option expiring September 19, 2025, with 1,081 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 108,100 underlying shares of FDS. Below is a chart showing FDS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $360 strike highlighted in orange:
Stanley Black & Decker Inc (Symbol: SWK) options are showing a volume of 12,181 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 1.2 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 57.2% of SWK's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.1 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $85 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 10,288 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.0 million underlying shares of SWK. Below is a chart showing SWK's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $85 strike highlighted in orange:
And AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (Symbol: AMC) saw options trading volume of 67,862 contracts, representing approximately 6.8 million underlying shares or approximately 55.8% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 12.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $3 strike call option expiring August 22, 2025, with 6,982 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 698,200 underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3 strike highlighted in orange:
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Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: FDS, SWK, AMC

Key Points
AMC broke even in Q2, losing no money -- or at least not much.
The company also generated substantial free cash flow in the quarter.
For the first half of 2025, however, AMC stock remains free cash flow negative.
Shares of meme stock and theater operator AMC Entertainment (NYSE: AMC) jumped 3.8% through 12:10 p.m. ET Monday after exceeding expectations for second-quarter earnings.
Heading into today's report, analysts forecast AMC to lose $0.09 per share (adjusted for one-time items) on sales of just over $1.3 billion. In fact, AMC broke even with a loss of $0, and sales were just under $1.4 billion.
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AMC Q2 earnings
AMC actually did lose some money. (Only the adjusted results showed breakeven numbers.) When calculated according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), AMC lost $0.01 per share -- which was still much better than the $0.10 per share the company lost in last year's Q2.
The best news of all, though, is that free cash flow for the quarter turned positive, with AMC generating positive cash profits of $88.9 million in the quarter. CEO Adam Aron argued this result "showcased the impressive operating leverage inherent in our business," and expressed the hope that this is "a harbinger of things to come."
Is AMC stock a buy now?
Before you get too excited about AMC stock, however, there are some caveats to consider:
First and foremost is that, while AMC generated cash in Q2, it burned a lot of cash in Q1, such that FCF for the first six months of this year is still deeply negative: $328.1 million -- and actually, a bit worse than the company was doing one year ago. To offset the cash burn, AMC is still taking on new debt ($240 million in Q2) and converting old debt to dilutive stock ($143 million).
Long story short, breakeven is good. Profitable and FCF-positive would be better. AMC stock is still a sell for me.
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The NASDAQ 100 Pre-Market Indicator is up 22.39 to 23,633.66. The total Pre-Market volume is currently 257,192,293 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the pre-market session:
IO Biotech, Inc. (IOBT) is +1.0701 at $2.88, with 22,342,789 shares traded.IOBT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 8/12/2025, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is -0.35 per share, which represents a -31 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares (TSLL) is +0.4401 at $12.57, with 9,982,183 shares traded. This represents a 99.84% increase from its 52 Week Low.
C3.ai, Inc. (AI) is -6.85 at $15.28, with 5,990,762 shares traded. AI's current last sale is 55.56% of the target price of $27.5.
Intel Corporation (INTC) is +0.52 at $20.47, with 5,911,712 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 6 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2025. The consensus EPS forecast is $-0.12. INTC's current last sale is 93.05% of the target price of $22.
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NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) is -0.7701 at $181.93, with 4,618,207 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for NVDA is in the "buy range".
BigBear.ai, Inc. (BBAI) is -0.22 at $6.92, with 3,945,846 shares traded. BBAI's current last sale is 138.4% of the target price of $5.
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Rithm Capital Corp. (RITM) is +0.08 at $12.35, with 2,598,836 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for RITM is in the "buy range".
Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.0488 at $24.63, with 2,318,035 shares traded. PFE's current last sale is 87.96% of the target price of $28.
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AMC Entertainment (AMC) reported break-even quarterly earnings per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04. This compares to a loss of $0.43 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.
This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +100.00%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this movie theater operator would post a loss of $0.61 per share when it actually produced a loss of $0.58, delivering a surprise of +4.92%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.
AMC Entertainment, which belongs to the Zacks Leisure and Recreation Services industry, posted revenues of $1.4 billion for the quarter ended June 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.68%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $1.03 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates four times over the last four quarters.
The sustainability of the stock's immediate price movement based on the recently-released numbers and future earnings expectations will mostly depend on management's commentary on the earnings call.
AMC Entertainment shares have lost about 26.4% since the beginning of the year versus the S&P 500's gain of 8.6%.
What's Next for AMC Entertainment?
While AMC Entertainment has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors' minds is: what's next for the stock?
There are no easy answers to this key question, but one reliable measure that can help investors address this is the company's earnings outlook. Not only does this include current consensus earnings expectations for the coming quarter(s), but also how these expectations have changed lately.
Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions. Investors can track such revisions by themselves or rely on a tried-and-tested rating tool like the Zacks Rank, which has an impressive track record of harnessing the power of earnings estimate revisions.
Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for AMC Entertainment was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock. So, the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
It will be interesting to see how estimates for the coming quarters and the current fiscal year change in the days ahead. The current consensus EPS estimate is -$0.08 on $1.31 billion in revenues for the coming quarter and -$0.57 on $4.92 billion in revenues for the current fiscal year.
Investors should be mindful of the fact that the outlook for the industry can have a material impact on the performance of the stock as well. In terms of the Zacks Industry Rank, Leisure and Recreation Services is currently in the bottom 27% of the 250 plus Zacks industries. Our research shows that the top 50% of the Zacks-ranked industries outperform the bottom 50% by a factor of more than 2 to 1.
Lucky Strike Entertainment (LUCK), another stock in the same industry, has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2025.
This company is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.07 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of -16.7%. The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has remained unchanged over the last 30 days.
Lucky Strike Entertainment's revenues are expected to be $293.95 million, up 3.6% from the year-ago quarter.
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AMC Entertainment (AMC) Reports Break-Even Earnings for Q2

Key Points
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) posted sharply improved results for the second quarter of 2025, with both GAAP revenue and earnings per share surpassing Wall Street expectations.
Attendance rose 25.6%, and Record per-patron metrics drove GAAP revenue up 35.6% year over year.
Positive free cash flow and major debt restructuring signaled a turnaround in operational and financial health.
AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC), a leading movie theater operator, released its second quarter 2025 earnings on August 11, 2025. The company delivered a strong recovery, reporting GAAP revenue of $1,397.9 million, surpassing analyst estimates of $1,338.6 million. Earnings per share (EPS) on a non-GAAP basis were $(0.00). AMC showed significant year-over-year gains in attendance, margins, and cash flow, boosted by rising per-patron spending and effective cost control. The period marked a visible turnaround for AMC, as it moved into positive free cash flow (non-GAAP) and took major steps to extend its debt maturity profile.
Metric
Q2 2025
Q2 2025 Estimate
Q2 2024
Y/Y Change
EPS (Non-GAAP)
$(0.00)
$(0.07)
$(0.43)
0.43
Revenue
$1,397.9 million
$1,338.6 million
$1,030.6 million
35.6 %
Adjusted EBITDA
$189.2 million
$38.5 million
391.4 %
Free Cash Flow
$88.9 million
$(79.2) million
N/A
Attendance (in thousands)
62,807
50,013
25.6 %
Source: Analyst estimates provided by FactSet. Management expectations based on management's guidance, as provided in Q1 2025 earnings report.
About AMC Entertainment and Its Business Focus
AMC operates one of the world’s largest theater networks, with approximately 860 locations and 9,700 screens. Its core business is providing in-person moviegoing experiences, which remains a popular out-of-home entertainment choice despite competition from digital streaming platforms.
The company has focused on several critical areas to drive its performance: upgrading to premium viewing formats (such as IMAX, Dolby Cinema, and in-house extra-large formats), innovating food and beverage offerings, and enhancing loyalty and subscription programs. Managing its large theater portfolio and addressing long-term debt also remain key areas for AMC’s long-term health and operational success.
Q2 2025 in Detail: Rising Revenue, Attendance, and Better Margins
The period saw a sharp rebound in theater attendance, with consolidated visits rising 25.6% year over year to 62.8 million. This growth was supported by a strong box office calendar and high demand for blockbuster releases. AMC reached new heights in per-patron performance: consolidated admissions revenue per patron exceeded $12 for the first time, reaching $12.14, while consolidated food and beverage revenue per guest hit a record $7.95. Total consolidated revenue per patron reached $22.26, illustrating an upswing in both ticket and concession spending.
Premium formats outperformed standard auditoriums, with management reporting that occupancy in these screens was almost three times higher than traditional halls. The U.S. market led the way, with average ticket prices reaching $12.77, and Food and beverage revenue per patron was $8.77. International markets also posted a notable increase, with food and beverage revenue per patron rising to $5.54. These numbers were supported by upgrades such as expanded IMAX and Dolby Cinema screens and new seating options marketed under the Club Rocker name.
Adjusted EBITDA, a key profit measure showing earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, jumped to $189.2 million from $38.5 million a year ago, an increase of 391.4%. Free cash flow (non-GAAP) came in positive at $88.9 million compared to a negative $79.2 million for Q2 2024. Net cash from operating activities (GAAP) also dramatically improved to $138.4 million, showing that the business was able to generate cash after covering operational expenses.
AMC also took steps to improve its balance sheet. In July 2025, AMC raised approximately $244 million in new cash by issuing debt, and It equitized at least $143 million of existing debt (converted it into equity) in July 2025. These initiatives pushed out the maturity of debt that was due in 2026 to 2029, lowering short-term refinancing risk. Corporate borrowings at the end of June 2025 stood at $4,009 million, with a cash balance of $423.7 million as of June 30, 2025. Despite this progress, total leverage remains high for the business.
Strategic Progress: Premium Innovation and Footprint Optimization
AMC’s management has set differentiation as a top goal, aiming to attract more customers by elevating the cinema experience beyond what home streaming can offer. Key moves this quarter included expanding premium auditoriums—formats such as IMAX, Dolby Cinema, Prime, iSense, and XL at AMC—and rolling out more state-of-the-art laser projection. The company’s premium screens now operate with occupancy rates close to three times that of standard auditoriums and earn higher average ticket prices, as stated by management in the second quarter 2025 earnings release.
Food and beverage innovation is another pillar of AMC’s strategy. Offerings have grown to include expanded bar service, themed drinks, Dippin’ Dots ice cream, and delivery partnerships with services like Uber Eats and DoorDash. The company also began testing new automated drink equipment, and Merchandise sales in theaters are projected to reach $75 million for CY2025—half potentially contributing directly to EBITDA, an important profitability measure for investors.
The company continued its theater network optimization, closing underperforming theaters and focusing investments on premium locations. Average screens in operation declined 2.2% year-over-year to 9,402, aligning with AMC’s stated intention to boost profitability and efficiency.
The company’s focus on innovative seating options was reflected in the success of Club Rocker seats in flagship locations, lifting both customer satisfaction and site revenues.
Looking Ahead: Guidance and Investor Watch Points
Management expressed optimism for the rest of fiscal 2025 and into 2026 but did not provide explicit numerical forward guidance. The company’s leadership highlighted industry momentum, a robust upcoming film release slate, and continued operational improvements. Management reiterated its expectation of positive free cash flow (non-GAAP) for the nine-month period ending December 31, 2025.
Investors will want to monitor the sustainability of higher per-patron metrics and premium format performance as box office trends evolve. Potential risks remain, including the ongoing threat posed by streaming services and volatility in theatrical attendance if content pipelines falter. High debt levels, while now less urgent due to improved maturity profiles, still require careful management given the capital-intensive nature of theater operations.
AMC does not currently pay a dividend.
Revenue and net income presented using U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) unless otherwise noted.
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AMC Posts 36 Percent Revenue Jump in Q2

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Nucor Corp. (Symbol: NUE), where a total of 8,404 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 840,400 underlying shares. That amounts to about 48.9% of NUE's average daily trading volume over the past month of 1.7 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $145 strike put option expiring August 01, 2025, with 544 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 54,400 underlying shares of NUE. Below is a chart showing NUE's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $145 strike highlighted in orange:
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (Symbol: AMC) options are showing a volume of 67,932 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 6.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 48.6% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.0 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $3.50 strike call option expiring August 01, 2025, with 7,412 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 741,200 underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $3.50 strike highlighted in orange:
And SL Green Realty Corp (Symbol: SLG) options are showing a volume of 5,458 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 545,800 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 46.5% of SLG's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 1.2 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $57.50 strike put option expiring August 15, 2025, with 2,650 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 265,000 underlying shares of SLG. Below is a chart showing SLG's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $57.50 strike highlighted in orange:
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Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: NUE, AMC, SLG

The market expects AMC Entertainment (AMC) to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended June 2025. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.
The earnings report might help the stock move higher if these key numbers are better than expectations. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.
While management's discussion of business conditions on theearnings callwill mostly determine the sustainability of the immediate price change and future earnings expectations, it's worth having a handicapping insight into the odds of a positive EPS surprise.
Zacks Consensus Estimate
This movie theater operator is expected to post quarterly loss of $0.02 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +95.4%.
Revenues are expected to be $1.36 billion, up 31.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Estimate Revisions Trend
The consensus EPS estimate for the quarter has been revised 255.56% lower over the last 30 days to the current level. This is essentially a reflection of how the covering analysts have collectively reassessed their initial estimates over this period.
Investors should keep in mind that an aggregate change may not always reflect the direction of estimate revisions by each of the covering analysts.
Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
Earnings Whisper
Estimate revisions ahead of a company's earnings release offer clues to the business conditions for the period whose results are coming out. This insight is at the core of our proprietary surprise prediction model -- the Zacks Earnings ESP (Expected Surprise Prediction).
The Zacks Earnings ESP compares the Most Accurate Estimate to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter; the Most Accurate Estimate is a more recent version of the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. The idea here is that analysts revising their estimates right before an earnings release have the latest information, which could potentially be more accurate than what they and others contributing to the consensus had predicted earlier.
Thus, a positive or negative Earnings ESP reading theoretically indicates the likely deviation of the actual earnings from the consensus estimate. However, the model's predictive power is significant for positive ESP readings only.
A positive Earnings ESP is a strong predictor of an earnings beat, particularly when combined with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold). Our research shows that stocks with this combination produce a positive surprise nearly 70% of the time, and a solid Zacks Rank actually increases the predictive power of Earnings ESP.
Please note that a negative Earnings ESP reading is not indicative of an earnings miss. Our research shows that it is difficult to predict an earnings beat with any degree of confidence for stocks with negative Earnings ESP readings and/or Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell) or 5 (Strong Sell).
How Have the Numbers Shaped Up for AMC Entertainment?
For AMC Entertainment, the Most Accurate Estimate is higher than the Zacks Consensus Estimate, suggesting that analysts have recently become bullish on the company's earnings prospects. This has resulted in an Earnings ESP of +55.56%.
On the other hand, the stock currently carries a Zacks Rank of #3.
So, this combination indicates that AMC Entertainment will most likely beat the consensus EPS estimate.
Does Earnings Surprise History Hold Any Clue?
Analysts often consider to what extent a company has been able to match consensus estimates in the past while calculating their estimates for its future earnings. So, it's worth taking a look at the surprise history for gauging its influence on the upcoming number.
For the last reported quarter, it was expected that AMC Entertainment would post a loss of$0.61 per share when it actually produced a loss of -$0.58, delivering a surprise of +4.92%.
Over the last four quarters, the company has beaten consensus EPS estimates two times.
Bottom Line
An earnings beat or miss may not be the sole basis for a stock moving higher or lower. Many stocks end up losing ground despite an earnings beat due to other factors that disappoint investors. Similarly, unforeseen catalysts help a number of stocks gain despite an earnings miss.
That said, betting on stocks that are expected to beat earnings expectations does increase the odds of success. This is why it's worth checking a company's Earnings ESP and Zacks Rank ahead of its quarterly release. Make sure to utilize our Earnings ESP Filter to uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they've reported.
AMC Entertainment appears a compelling earnings-beat candidate. However, investors should pay attention to other factors too for betting on this stock or staying away from it ahead of its earnings release.
Expected Results of an Industry Player
Among the stocks in the Zacks Leisure and Recreation Services industry, Norwegian Cruise Line (NCLH), is soon expected to post earnings of $0.51 per share for the quarter ended June 2025. This estimate indicates a year-over-year change of +27.5%. This quarter's revenue is expected to be $2.56 billion, up 7.8% from the year-ago quarter.
Over the last 30 days, the consensus EPS estimate for Norwegian Cruise Line has been revised 1.7% down to the current level. Nevertheless, the company now has an Earnings ESP of +0.33%, reflecting a higher Most Accurate Estimate.
When combined with a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold), this Earnings ESP indicates that Norwegian Cruise Line will most likely beat the consensus EPS estimate. Over the last four quarters, the company surpassed consensus EPS estimates three times.
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AMC Entertainment (AMC) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher?

The NASDAQ 100 After Hours Indicator is down -6.05 to 23,059.43. The total After hours volume is currently 113,886,691 shares traded.
The following are the most active stocks for the after hours session:
Bank of America Corporation (BAC) is -0.02 at $47.30, with 5,995,137 shares traded. Over the last four weeks they have had 5 up revisions for the earnings forecast, for the fiscal quarter ending Sep 2025. The consensus EPS forecast is $0.94. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for BAC is in the "buy range".
Pfizer, Inc. (PFE) is +0.01 at $24.48, with 3,284,428 shares traded. PFE's current last sale is 87.43% of the target price of $28.
Nokia Corporation (NOK) is -0.01 at $4.74, with 3,124,884 shares traded.NOK is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/24/2025, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.07 per share, which represents a 6 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
ADT Inc. (ADT) is unchanged at $8.45, with 2,217,598 shares traded.ADT is scheduled to provide an earnings report on 7/24/2025, for the fiscal quarter ending Jun2025. The consensus earnings per share forecast is 0.17 per share, which represents a 15 percent increase over the EPS one Year Ago
Abbott Laboratories (ABT) is +0.0038 at $123.67, with 2,161,715 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for ABT is in the "buy range".
Amcor plc (AMCR) is unchanged at $9.54, with 2,089,033 shares traded. As reported by Zacks, the current mean recommendation for AMCR is in the "buy range".
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After Hours Most Active for Jul 18, 2025 : BAC, PFE, NOK, ADT, ABT, AMCR

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. (Symbol: AMC), where a total volume of 173,234 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representative of approximately 17.3 million underlying shares (given that every 1 contract represents 100 underlying shares). That number works out to 150% of AMC's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 11.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $4 strike call option expiring August 08, 2025, with 41,479 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 4.1 million underlying shares of AMC. Below is a chart showing AMC's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $4 strike highlighted in orange:
AST SpaceMobile Inc (Symbol: ASTS) options are showing a volume of 207,806 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 20.8 million underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 142.5% of ASTS's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 14.6 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $50 strike put option expiring July 25, 2025, with 15,395 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of ASTS. Below is a chart showing ASTS's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $50 strike highlighted in orange:
And Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (Del) (Symbol: FUN) saw options trading volume of 31,838 contracts, representing approximately 3.2 million underlying shares or approximately 126.7% of FUN's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.5 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $35 strike call option expiring September 19, 2025, with 12,068 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.2 million underlying shares of FUN. Below is a chart showing FUN's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $35 strike highlighted in orange:
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