Q2 EPS Estimates for Cinemark Lowered by Barrington Research

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cinemark in a report released on Wednesday, July 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.72. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark's current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Cinemark's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.69 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.22 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS.

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

CNK has been the subject of several other research reports. B. Riley started coverage on Cinemark in a research note on Friday, May 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on Cinemark in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. Roth Capital cut their price target on Cinemark from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Wedbush raised Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $37.00 in a report on Friday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.00.

Cinemark Stock Down 1.4%

NYSE:CNK traded down $0.41 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $29.81. 2,587,987 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,243,585. The firm has a market cap of $3.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.88. Cinemark has a twelve month low of $21.17 and a twelve month high of $36.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.79. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $31.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $29.16.

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. Cinemark's payout ratio is currently 21.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total value of $1,672,889.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 94,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,022,246.50. The trade was a 35.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.43, for a total transaction of $226,296.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 210,968 shares in the company, valued at $6,630,724.24. The trade was a 3.30% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 84,724 shares of company stock valued at $2,724,435. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cinemark by 3.2% during the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,894 shares of the company's stock worth $510,000 after acquiring an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in Cinemark by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,722 shares of the company's stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 556 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in Cinemark by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 16,270 shares of the company's stock valued at $504,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in Cinemark by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 11,546 shares of the company's stock valued at $358,000 after purchasing an additional 618 shares during the period. Finally, Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 623 shares in 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.