Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Cinemark Q3 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Friday, July 11th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.63. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $37.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark's current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cinemark's FY2025 earnings at $1.34 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $36.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. B. Riley began coverage on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Friday, May 16th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Monday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Cinemark presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $34.00.

Cinemark Trading Up 0.3%

Cinemark stock traded up $0.08 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $29.88. The company had a trading volume of 4,222,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,857,452. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $31.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.21. Cinemark has a 1 year low of $20.43 and a 1 year high of $36.28. The firm has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.79.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.32). Cinemark had a net margin of 8.17% and a return on equity of 51.68%. The firm had revenue of $540.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $604.62 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.19 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cinemark

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CNK. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the second quarter valued at about $247,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 66.2% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company's stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 1,384 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 106.9% in the second quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,589,372 shares of the company's stock valued at $78,147,000 after buying an additional 1,338,153 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 605.1% in the first quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 102,936 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,562,000 after buying an additional 88,338 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the first quarter valued at about $3,920,000.

Insider Activity

In other Cinemark news, insider Valmir Fernandes sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.01, for a total transaction of $825,250.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 130,612 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,311,502.12. This trade represents a 16.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.43, for a total transaction of $226,296.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 210,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,630,724.24. The trade was a 3.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 84,724 shares of company stock valued at $2,724,435 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 2.10% of the company's stock.

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 21.05%.

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.