Cinemark (CNK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. is a motion picture exhibition company that operates movie theaters in the United States and Latin America. Through its Cinemark and other regional theater brands, the company shows first-run films and provides audiences with large-format entertainment experiences.

Cinemark’s services include movie ticketing, food and beverage concessions, premium seating, and enhanced presentation formats such as its XD auditoriums. The company also offers customer loyalty programs, advertising opportunities, private theater rentals, and other event-based entertainment services.

Founded in 1987 by Lee Roy Mitchell, Cinemark is headquartered in Plano, Texas. The company has expanded through the development and acquisition of theaters across the U.S. and Latin American markets. Sean Gamble serves as Cinemark’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.24 to $37.06
• 50-Day Range: $33.91 to $38.41
• 52-Week Range: $21.60 to $39.07
• Volume: 947,284 shs
• Average Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.22 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.52
• Dividend Yield: 0.99%
• Price Target: $37.93
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cinemark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cinemark scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 239 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cinemark has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 9 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Cinemark is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cinemark has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.97%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cinemark are expected to grow by 7.97% in the coming year, from $2.51 to $2.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cinemark is 21.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cinemark is 21.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.38.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cinemark has a P/B Ratio of 10.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.44% of the float of Cinemark has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Cinemark has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cinemark has recently increased by 15.88%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cinemark has a dividend yield of 0.99%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Cinemark does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Cinemark is 21.30%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Cinemark will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.28% next year. This indicates that Cinemark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.51

News Sentiment

Cinemark has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Cinemark this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for CNK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Cinemark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cinemark insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.40% of the stock of Cinemark is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Cinemark has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 9/9 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/9 Dividend: 8/26/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Entertainment
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNK
• CIK: 1385280
• Web: www.cinemark.com
• Phone: (972) 665-1000
• Fax: 972-665-1008
• Employees: 18,300
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Cinemark: $37.93
• High Price Target: $43.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 15 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.49
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $138.20 million
• Net Margins: 6.44%
• Pretax Margin: 7.83%
• Return on Equity: 50.94%
• Return on Assets: 4.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.87
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.12 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.35
• Cash Flow: $2.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.43
• Book Value: $3.52 per share
• Price / Book: 10.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,910,000
• Free Float: 113,130,000
• Market Cap: $4.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.03