Roth Capital Has Pessimistic Outlook of Cinemark Q2 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a report released on Wednesday, July 9th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.63 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.81. Roth Capital currently has a "Buy" rating and a $35.00 price objective 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 announced its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of ($0.32). Cinemark had a net margin of 8.17% and a return on equity of 51.68%. The company had revenue of $540.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $604.62 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.19 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Thursday. They issued a "buy" rating and a $36.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wedbush upgraded shares of Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their target price for the company from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $34.00.

Cinemark Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of CNK traded up $0.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $29.88. The stock had a trading volume of 4,222,234 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,238,731. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $20.43 and a fifty-two week high of $36.28. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.21. The firm has a market cap of $3.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.53.

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 29th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 29th. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio is currently 21.05%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cinemark news, 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 210,968 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,630,724.24. This represents a 3.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total transaction of $1,672,889.40. Following the transaction, the insider owned 94,890 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,022,246.50. The trade was a 35.63% 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 valued at $2,724,435 in the last 90 days. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CNK. Elequin Capital LP raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% in the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 402.4% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,030 shares of the company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 380.0% in the 4th quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,896 shares of the company's stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 1,501 shares during the period. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 623 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Cinemark by 66.2% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company's stock worth $105,000 after purchasing an additional 1,384 shares in the last quarter.

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.