Roth Capital Weighs in on Cinemark's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:CNK)

Key Points

• Roth Capital has raised Cinemark's Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate from $0.45 to $0.56, maintaining a "Buy" rating with a target price of $34.00.
• Cinemark's most recent quarterly earnings missed consensus estimates, reporting an EPS of $0.63 against expectations of $0.78, with a revenue of $940.50 million.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08, reflecting an annualized yield of 1.2% and a payout ratio of 17.49%.

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.45. 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.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on CNK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Cinemark from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $33.00 target price (down previously from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday, August 4th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Cinemark from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of Cinemark from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $36.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $35.40.

Cinemark Trading Up 4.4%

Shares of Cinemark stock opened at $26.18 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a fifty day moving average of $26.72 and a 200 day moving average of $28.73. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $23.12 and a fifty-two week high of $36.28.

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

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 27th were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 27th. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio is 17.49%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total transaction of $181,224.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,128,840.56. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cinemark

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Cinemark by 2.8% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 681,435 shares of the company's stock valued at $16,961,000 after purchasing an additional 18,645 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Cinemark by 52.0% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 94,133 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,343,000 after acquiring an additional 32,190 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC boosted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 88,338 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Cinemark by 104.8% in the first quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 28,365 shares of the company's stock valued at $706,000 after acquiring an additional 14,518 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dark Forest Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Cinemark by 2,933.6% in the first quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 240,749 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,992,000 after acquiring an additional 232,813 shares in the last quarter.

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.

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