Barrington Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Cinemark

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 lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a report released 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 previous estimate of $0.45. Barrington Research currently 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 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

CNK has been the subject of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $33.00 price target (down previously from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cinemark from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. B. Riley began coverage on Cinemark in a report on Friday, May 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wedbush raised Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their price target for the stock from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Cinemark currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $33.67.

Cinemark Price Performance

Cinemark stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $28.26. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,785,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,752,244. 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 price is $27.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $28.31. Cinemark has a 12 month low of $23.12 and a 12 month high of $36.28. The company has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a PE ratio of 15.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.85.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CNK. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Cinemark by 118.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 16,270 shares of the company's stock worth $504,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the last quarter. Elequin Capital LP raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% in the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the period. Finally, Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in Cinemark by 7.2% in the second quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 12,056 shares of the company's stock valued at $364,000 after purchasing an additional 812 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total value of $181,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares of the company's stock, valued at $5,128,840.56. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 27th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 27th. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.49%.

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.