B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Cinemark Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cinemark in a report released on Sunday, July 20th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now anticipates that the company will earn $0.68 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.75. B. Riley has a "Neutral" rating and a $35.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark's current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Cinemark's FY2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Roth Capital decreased their price target on Cinemark from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Cinemark in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $36.00 price objective for the company. Wedbush upgraded Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the company from $32.00 to $37.00 in a report on Friday, July 11th. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday, May 5th. Finally, Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Cinemark currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.00.

Cinemark Price Performance

NYSE CNK traded down $1.08 on Tuesday, reaching $29.34. 1,692,721 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,811,945. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $31.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.18. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53. The company has a market cap of $3.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.29, a P/E/G ratio of 2.55 and a beta of 1.88. Cinemark has a 12 month low of $21.17 and a 12 month high of $36.28.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.32). Cinemark had a return on equity of 51.68% and a net margin of 8.17%. The business had revenue of $540.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.62 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.19 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.09%. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Valmir Fernandes sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.01, for a total transaction of $825,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 130,612 shares in the company, valued at $4,311,502.12. The trade was a 16.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.43, for a total transaction of $226,296.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 210,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,630,724.24. The trade was a 3.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 84,724 shares of company stock valued at $2,724,435 in the last three months. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Elequin Capital LP boosted its position in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% during the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Cinemark by 402.4% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its stake in Cinemark by 380.0% during the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,896 shares of the company's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 1,501 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its stake in Cinemark by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company's stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Cinemark by 66.2% during the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company's stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 1,384 shares during the last quarter.

Cinemark Company Profile

Cinemark Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the motion picture exhibition business. As of February 16, 2024, it operated 501 theatres with 5,719 screens in 42 states and 13 countries in South and Central America. Cinemark Holdings, Inc was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.