Cinemark (CNK) Competitors

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CNK vs. AMC, IMAX, NWSA, RDI, and DIS

Should you buy Cinemark stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cinemark with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Cinemark include AMC Entertainment (AMC), IMAX (IMAX), News (NWSA), Reading International (RDI), and Walt Disney (DIS). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector.

How does Cinemark compare to AMC Entertainment?

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) and AMC Entertainment (NYSE:AMC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, AMC Entertainment had 22 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AMC Entertainment and 1 mentions for Cinemark. Cinemark's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat AMC Entertainment's score of 0.47 indicating that Cinemark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cinemark
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AMC Entertainment
9 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cinemark has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AMC Entertainment. AMC Entertainment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark$3.22B1.21$138.20M$1.1329.55
AMC Entertainment$4.85B0.26-$632.40M-$1.06N/A

28.8% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cinemark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of AMC Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cinemark currently has a consensus target price of $34.46, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. AMC Entertainment has a consensus target price of $2.24, suggesting a potential upside of 7.43%. Given AMC Entertainment's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AMC Entertainment is more favorable than Cinemark.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cinemark
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
AMC Entertainment
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.13

Cinemark has a net margin of 5.31% compared to AMC Entertainment's net margin of -10.88%. Cinemark's return on equity of 41.31% beat AMC Entertainment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cinemark5.31% 41.31% 3.77%
AMC Entertainment -10.88%N/A -5.00%

Cinemark has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, AMC Entertainment has a beta of 2.22, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cinemark beats AMC Entertainment on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to IMAX?

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) and IMAX (NYSE:IMAX) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, IMAX had 8 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for IMAX and 1 mentions for Cinemark. Cinemark's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat IMAX's score of 0.27 indicating that Cinemark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cinemark
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
IMAX
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cinemark has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, IMAX has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its share price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

Cinemark currently has a consensus price target of $34.46, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. IMAX has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.27%. Given IMAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IMAX is more favorable than Cinemark.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cinemark
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
IMAX
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.83

IMAX has a net margin of 9.08% compared to Cinemark's net margin of 5.31%. Cinemark's return on equity of 41.31% beat IMAX's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cinemark5.31% 41.31% 3.77%
IMAX 9.08%13.61%6.51%

93.5% of IMAX shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cinemark shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of IMAX shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cinemark has higher revenue and earnings than IMAX. Cinemark is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IMAX, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark$3.22B1.21$138.20M$1.1329.55
IMAX$410.21M5.95$34.88M$0.6568.21

Summary

IMAX beats Cinemark on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to News?

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) and News (NASDAQ:NWSA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Cinemark presently has a consensus price target of $34.46, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. News has a consensus price target of $37.14, suggesting a potential upside of 46.25%. Given News' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe News is more favorable than Cinemark.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cinemark
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
News
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Cinemark pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. News pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Cinemark pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. News pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

67.0% of News shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cinemark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.6% of News shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, News had 2 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for News and 1 mentions for Cinemark. News' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Cinemark's score of 0.50 indicating that News is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cinemark
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
News
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

News has a net margin of 12.92% compared to Cinemark's net margin of 5.31%. Cinemark's return on equity of 41.31% beat News' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cinemark5.31% 41.31% 3.77%
News 12.92%6.12%3.70%

News has higher revenue and earnings than Cinemark. News is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark$3.22B1.21$138.20M$1.1329.55
News$8.45B1.64$1.18B$2.0112.63

Cinemark has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, News has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

News beats Cinemark on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to Reading International?

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) and Reading International (NASDAQ:RDI) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Cinemark currently has a consensus price target of $34.46, suggesting a potential upside of 3.21%. Given Cinemark's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Cinemark is more favorable than Reading International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cinemark
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Reading International
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Cinemark and Cinemark both had 1 articles in the media. Reading International's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Cinemark's score of 0.50 indicating that Reading International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cinemark
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Reading International
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Cinemark has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Reading International's net margin of -8.43%. Cinemark's return on equity of 41.31% beat Reading International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cinemark5.31% 41.31% 3.77%
Reading International -8.43%N/A -4.03%

44.7% of Reading International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cinemark shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Reading International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cinemark has higher revenue and earnings than Reading International. Reading International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark$3.22B1.21$138.20M$1.1329.55
Reading International$202.99M0.15-$14.14M-$0.77N/A

Cinemark has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.Comparatively, Reading International has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cinemark beats Reading International on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to Walt Disney?

Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) and Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Walt Disney has a net margin of 11.54% compared to Cinemark's net margin of 5.31%. Cinemark's return on equity of 41.31% beat Walt Disney's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Walt Disney11.54% 8.92% 5.10%
Cinemark 5.31%41.31%3.77%

Walt Disney has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cinemark has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

Walt Disney has higher revenue and earnings than Cinemark. Walt Disney is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cinemark, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Walt Disney$94.43B1.88$12.40B$6.2616.32
Cinemark$3.22B1.21$138.20M$1.1329.55

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 84 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 85 mentions for Walt Disney and 1 mentions for Cinemark. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Cinemark's score of 0.50 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Walt Disney
58 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
18 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cinemark
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

65.7% of Walt Disney shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Walt Disney shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Cinemark shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Cinemark pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Walt Disney pays out 24.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cinemark pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Walt Disney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Walt Disney currently has a consensus target price of $133.71, indicating a potential upside of 30.91%. Cinemark has a consensus target price of $34.46, indicating a potential upside of 3.21%. Given Walt Disney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Cinemark.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Walt Disney
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
15 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Cinemark
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

Summary

Walt Disney beats Cinemark on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CNK vs. The Competition

MetricCinemarkMOVIE/TV PRD&DIST IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.89B$13.04B$7.19B$23.09B
Dividend Yield1.07%3.39%3.08%4.06%
P/E Ratio29.4929.1020.6330.99
Price / Sales1.212.773.96105.58
Price / Cash12.4923.9415.1824.45
Price / Book9.4910.013.734.67
Net Income$138.20M$300.46M$247.03M$1.07B
7 Day Performance0.91%0.43%-0.19%0.18%
1 Month Performance26.47%2.29%0.58%0.29%
1 Year Performance8.90%-0.08%3.19%22.43%

Cinemark Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNK
Cinemark
2.4411 of 5 stars
$33.39
-1.2%
$34.46
+3.2%
+9.2%$3.89B$3.22B29.4918,300
AMC
AMC Entertainment
2.7283 of 5 stars
$2.28
-2.8%
$2.24
-1.5%
-30.0%$1.43B$4.85BN/A33,311
IMAX
IMAX
2.7353 of 5 stars
$42.29
+0.1%
$48.00
+13.5%
+61.6%$2.32B$410.21M65.07780
NWSA
News
4.6199 of 5 stars
$25.70
+0.1%
$37.14
+44.5%
-13.4%$14.06B$8.45B12.7922,300
RDI
Reading International
0.7479 of 5 stars
$1.23
-0.8%
N/A-4.3%$28.17M$202.99MN/A2,025

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This page (NYSE:CNK) was last updated on 6/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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