Q3 EPS Estimates for Cinemark Lowered by Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research has reduced its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Cinemark from $0.45 to $0.42, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a price target of $36.00.
• Cinemark reported a Q2 earnings miss with $0.63 EPS, falling short of consensus estimates by $0.15, even though revenue increased by 28.1% year-over-year.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08, which will be paid to shareholders on September 10th, representing a 1.2% dividend yield.

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Research analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.42 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.45. Barrington Research 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 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $940.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $942.14 million. Cinemark had a net margin of 9.13% and a return on equity of 59.16%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.32 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Cinemark from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. 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 on the stock. B. Riley started coverage on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Friday, May 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. Wedbush upgraded shares of 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $33.00 price objective (down previously from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $33.67.

Cinemark Price Performance

Shares of CNK stock traded down $0.40 during trading on Monday, hitting $27.06. The company had a trading volume of 4,115,366 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,906,597. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. The stock's 50-day moving average is $27.43 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.85. Cinemark has a 52 week low of $23.12 and a 52 week high of $36.28.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 27th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cinemark

In other Cinemark news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total value of $181,224.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,128,840.56. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total value of $1,672,889.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 94,890 shares in the company, valued at $3,022,246.50. The trade was a 35.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Cinemark by 2.8% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 681,435 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,961,000 after acquiring an additional 18,645 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Cinemark by 104.8% in the 1st quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 28,365 shares of the company's stock worth $706,000 after acquiring an additional 14,518 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Cinemark by 1,677.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 52,020 shares of the company's stock worth $1,295,000 after acquiring an additional 49,094 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC bought a new stake in Cinemark in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,081,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in Cinemark by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 30,177 shares of the company's stock worth $751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,199 shares during the last quarter.

About Cinemark

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.