Cinemark (CNK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.51 to $32.78
• 50-Day Range: $27.84 to $33.76
• 52-Week Range: $20.00 to $36.28
• Volume: 5.98 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.12 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.66 billion
• P/E Ratio: 20.93
• Dividend Yield: 1.01%
• Price Target: $33.20
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Cinemark Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Cinemark scored higher than 72% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 105th out of 286 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Cinemark has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Cinemark has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Cinemark are expected to grow by 33.68% in the coming year, from $1.93 to $2.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Cinemark is 20.93, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Cinemark is 20.93, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 19.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Cinemark has a PEG Ratio of 1.91. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Cinemark has a P/B Ratio of 6.45. 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

23.91% 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 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cinemark has recently decreased by 2.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Cinemark has a dividend yield of 1.00%, 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 21.05%. 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 12.40% next year. This indicates that Cinemark will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.20

Percentage of Shares Shorted

23.91% 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 6.3.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Cinemark has recently decreased by 2.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.88

News Sentiment

Cinemark has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Cinemark this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CNK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Cinemark to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Cinemark insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,724,435.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.10% of the stock of Cinemark is held by insiders.

CNK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CNK shares performed this year?

Cinemark's stock was trading at $30.98 at the start of the year. Since then, CNK stock has increased by 2.7% and is now trading at $31.8150.
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How were Cinemark's earnings last quarter?

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) released its earnings results on Friday, May, 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.32). The company's revenue was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Cinemark's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Cinemark include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.42%), Orbis Allan Gray Ltd (8.82%), Wellington Management Group LLP (8.13%) and Hennessy Advisors Inc. (1.54%). Insiders that own company stock include Melissa Thomas, Valmir Fernandes, Wanda Marie Gierhart and Enrique Senior.
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How do I buy shares of Cinemark?

Shares of CNK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Cinemark own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Cinemark investors own include American Water Works (AWK), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Waste Connections (WCN), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), The RMR Group (RMR), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/02/2025
• Record date for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/12 Dividend: 5/29/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/12/2025
• Today: 6/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST
• Sub-Industry: Movies & Entertainment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CNK
• CIK: 1385280
• Web: www.cinemark.com
• Phone: (972) 665-1000
• Fax: 972-665-1008
• Employees: 18,800
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $33.20
• High Stock Price Target: $36.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.73
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 20.93
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.48
• P/E Growth: 1.91
• Net Income: $309.70 million
• Net Margins: 8.17%
• Pretax Margin: 6.71%
• Return on Equity: 51.68%
• Return on Assets: 5.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.53
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.20
• Cash Flow: $3.83 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.31
• Book Value: $4.93 per share
• Price / Book: 6.45

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 115,010,000
• Free Float: 112,597,000
• Market Cap: $3.66 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.93