Cinemark (CNK) Competitors

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

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), Reading International (RDI), Walt Disney (DIS), and Live Nation Entertainment (LYV). 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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark	$3.12B	0.99	$138.20M	$1.13	23.33
AMC Entertainment	$4.85B	0.17	-$632.40M	-$1.06	N/A

Cinemark currently has a consensus target price of $33.31, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. AMC Entertainment has a consensus target price of $2.45, indicating a potential upside of 83.52%. 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
AMC Entertainment	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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
Cinemark	5.31%	41.31%	3.77%
AMC Entertainment	-10.88%	N/A	-5.00%

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.

In the previous week, AMC Entertainment had 6 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AMC Entertainment and 9 mentions for Cinemark. AMC Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Cinemark's score of 0.77 indicating that AMC Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cinemark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AMC Entertainment	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Cinemark has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AMC Entertainment has a beta of 2.14, indicating that its share price is 114% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cinemark beats AMC Entertainment on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to IMAX?

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

93.5% of IMAX shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cinemark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of IMAX shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Cinemark currently has a consensus target price of $33.31, suggesting a potential upside of 26.35%. IMAX has a consensus target price of $44.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.42%. Given IMAX's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IMAX is more favorable than Cinemark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cinemark	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
IMAX	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark	$3.12B	0.99	$138.20M	$1.13	23.33
IMAX	$410.21M	4.56	$34.88M	$0.65	52.31

Cinemark has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, IMAX has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cinemark had 2 more articles in the media than IMAX. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cinemark and 7 mentions for IMAX. Cinemark's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat IMAX's score of 0.29 indicating that Cinemark is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cinemark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IMAX	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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
Cinemark	5.31%	41.31%	3.77%
IMAX	9.08%	13.61%	6.51%

Summary

Cinemark and IMAX tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Cinemark had 7 more articles in the media than Reading International. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Cinemark and 2 mentions for Reading International. Reading International's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Cinemark's score of 0.77 indicating that Reading International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cinemark	Positive
Reading International	Positive

Cinemark has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Reading International's net margin of -6.96%. Cinemark's return on equity of 41.31% beat Reading International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cinemark	5.31%	41.31%	3.77%
Reading International	-6.96%	N/A	-3.23%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark	$3.12B	0.99	$138.20M	$1.13	23.33
Reading International	$202.99M	0.12	-$14.14M	-$0.62	N/A

Cinemark presently has a consensus target price of $33.31, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. Given Cinemark's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Reading International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

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

Cinemark has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Reading International has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Cinemark beats Reading International on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to Walt Disney?

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

In the previous week, Walt Disney had 94 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 103 mentions for Walt Disney and 9 mentions for Cinemark. Walt Disney's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Cinemark's score of 0.77 indicating that Walt Disney is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cinemark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Walt Disney	55 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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
Cinemark	5.31%	41.31%	3.77%
Walt Disney	11.54%	8.92%	5.10%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark	$3.12B	0.99	$138.20M	$1.13	23.33
Walt Disney	$94.43B	1.94	$12.40B	$6.26	16.83

Cinemark presently has a consensus price target of $33.31, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. Walt Disney has a consensus price target of $134.47, indicating a potential upside of 27.64%. Given Walt Disney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Walt Disney is more favorable than Cinemark.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cinemark	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Walt Disney	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74

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

Cinemark has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Walt Disney has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

Cinemark pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Walt Disney pays an annual dividend of $1.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Cinemark pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walt Disney pays out 24.0% 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. Walt Disney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Walt Disney beats Cinemark on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cinemark compare to Live Nation Entertainment?

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

Cinemark presently has a consensus price target of $33.31, indicating a potential upside of 26.35%. Live Nation Entertainment has a consensus price target of $187.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.46%. Given Cinemark's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cinemark is more favorable than Live Nation Entertainment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cinemark	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Live Nation Entertainment	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87

74.5% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Cinemark shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Live Nation Entertainment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Live Nation Entertainment had 8 more articles in the media than Cinemark. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Live Nation Entertainment and 9 mentions for Cinemark. Live Nation Entertainment's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Cinemark's score of 0.77 indicating that Live Nation Entertainment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cinemark	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Live Nation Entertainment	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Cinemark has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Live Nation Entertainment has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the broader market.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cinemark	$3.12B	0.99	$138.20M	$1.13	23.33
Live Nation Entertainment	$25.20B	1.59	-$54.83M	-$1.77	N/A

Cinemark has a net margin of 5.31% compared to Live Nation Entertainment's net margin of 0.15%. Live Nation Entertainment's return on equity of 45.92% beat Cinemark's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cinemark	5.31%	41.31%	3.77%
Live Nation Entertainment	0.15%	45.92%	1.66%

Summary

Live Nation Entertainment beats Cinemark on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CNK vs. The Competition

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Metric	Cinemark	MOVIE/TV PRD&DIST Industry	Discretionary Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$3.07B	$12.95B	$7.14B	$22.90B
Dividend Yield	1.37%	2.89%	2.95%	4.09%
P/E Ratio	23.33	23.79	18.13	30.78
Price / Sales	0.99	2.67	3.61	95.02
Price / Cash	9.77	23.73	14.60	25.31
Price / Book	7.89	14.24	3.67	4.67
Net Income	$138.20M	$300.46M	$247.44M	$1.06B
7 Day Performance	-2.56%	-0.64%	-1.59%	-0.89%
1 Month Performance	-12.00%	-2.46%	12.86%	1.42%
1 Year Performance	-17.16%	-5.30%	17.78%	24.64%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CNK Cinemark	4.7181 of 5 stars	$26.36 +0.3%	$33.31 +26.4%	-15.2%	$3.07B	$3.12B	23.33	18,300	Dividend Announcement
AMC AMC Entertainment	2.9317 of 5 stars	$1.45 -0.3%	$2.42 +67.5%	-51.5%	$767.84M	$4.85B	N/A	33,311
IMAX IMAX	3.8061 of 5 stars	$35.10 -3.9%	$44.00 +25.4%	+29.3%	$2.01B	$410.21M	53.99	780
RDI Reading International	1.0428 of 5 stars	$1.10 flat	N/A	-23.0%	$24.99M	$202.99M	N/A	2,025	Short Interest Decrease
DIS Walt Disney	4.8388 of 5 stars	$101.29 -1.7%	$133.53 +31.8%	-6.2%	$182.61B	$94.43B	14.89	231,000	Trending News

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Do analysts prefer CNK or AMC?

Is CNK or AMC more profitable?

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Does the media refer more to CNK or AMC?

Which has more risk & volatility, CNK or AMC?

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Which has more volatility and risk, CNK or IMAX?

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