Barrington Research Expects Weaker Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued 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 currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $36.00 price objective 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.

CNK has been the topic of several other reports. Roth Capital cut their target price on Cinemark from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Wedbush raised Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and increased their price target for the company from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $34.00.

Cinemark Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of CNK opened at $29.98 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $31.36 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.21. Cinemark has a twelve month low of $21.13 and a twelve month high of $36.28. The stock has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a PE ratio of 19.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53.

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

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 21.05%.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CNK. Elequin Capital LP lifted 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 valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 402.4% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,030 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd boosted its holdings in Cinemark by 380.0% in the 4th 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 period. Quarry LP lifted its position in Cinemark by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Cinemark by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company's stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 1,384 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.

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