Barrington Research Reaffirms "Outperform" Rating for Cinemark (NYSE:CNK)

Key Points

• Cinemark received an "outperform" rating from Barrington Research, with a target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.54% from its current stock price.
• Despite a net margin of 9.13% and a year-over-year revenue growth of 28.1%, Cinemark's recent earnings report showed a miss on consensus EPS estimates, reporting $0.63 vs. an expected $0.78.
• Recent stock trading saw Cinemark's shares dip to $25.44, influenced by various analysts adjusting their price targets and ratings after recent market movements.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "outperform" rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Barrington Research in a research note issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $36.00 target price on the stock. Barrington Research's target price indicates a potential upside of 42.66% from the stock's current price. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Cinemark's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.17) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.29 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Cinemark from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday. Wedbush raised Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. B. Riley initiated coverage on Cinemark in a research report on Friday, May 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on Cinemark in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. They set a "buy" rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. Finally, 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 report on Wednesday, July 9th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Cinemark currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $33.67.

Cinemark Stock Performance

CNK stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Monday, reaching $25.24. 1,085,091 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,871,369. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. Cinemark has a 1-year low of $23.12 and a 1-year high of $36.28. The company's fifty day moving average price is $30.38 and its 200-day moving average price is $29.01. The firm has a market cap of $2.90 billion, a PE ratio of 13.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.90.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $940.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.32 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Cinemark will post 1.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total transaction of $1,672,889.40. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 94,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,022,246.50. This represents a 35.63% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Valmir Fernandes sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.01, for a total value of $825,250.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 130,612 shares of the company's stock, 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 have sold a total of 84,724 shares of company stock valued at $2,724,435 in the last three months. Insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Elequin Capital LP boosted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 677 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Cinemark by 402.4% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd boosted its stake in Cinemark by 380.0% during the 4th quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 1,501 shares during the period. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Cinemark by 41.8% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Cinemark by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares during the period.

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.