Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Cinemark Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital has significantly lowered its earnings estimate for Cinemark's Q3 2025, predicting earnings of $0.36 per share, down from a prior forecast of $0.59, but maintains a "Buy" rating with a price target of $34.00.
• Cinemark has received mixed analyst ratings, with one "sell" rating, one "hold," and ten "buy" ratings, leading to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of $33.67.
• The company recently reported earnings of $0.63 per share for Q2, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 and highlighting a revenue increase of 28.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Cinemark in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.36 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.59. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $34.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark's current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share.

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

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on CNK. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Cinemark from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Finally, Wedbush upgraded shares of Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and boosted their target price for the company from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $33.67.

Cinemark Stock Performance

Shares of CNK stock traded down $0.16 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $24.83. The company's stock had a trading volume of 5,586,173 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,201,480. The stock has a market cap of $2.86 billion, a PE ratio of 13.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.90. Cinemark has a 12-month low of $23.12 and a 12-month high of $36.28. The company has a 50 day moving average of $29.88 and a 200 day moving average of $28.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CNK. Alberta Investment Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Cinemark during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $724,000. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Cinemark by 80.2% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 28,363 shares of the company's stock worth $856,000 after buying an additional 12,627 shares during the last quarter. Candriam S.C.A. acquired a new position in Cinemark during the second quarter worth $1,238,000. denkapparat Operations GmbH grew its holdings in Cinemark by 26.4% in the 2nd quarter. denkapparat Operations GmbH now owns 26,692 shares of the company's stock valued at $806,000 after buying an additional 5,570 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC increased its stake in shares of Cinemark by 52.9% in the 2nd quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC now owns 79,195 shares of the company's stock worth $2,390,000 after acquiring an additional 27,413 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total value of $1,672,889.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 94,890 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,022,246.50. The trade was a 35.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.43, for a total transaction of $226,296.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 210,968 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,630,724.24. This trade represents a 3.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 84,724 shares of company stock worth $2,724,435 over the last 90 days. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 29th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.