Barrington Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Barrington Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.07) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.01). Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

CNK has been the topic of a number of other research reports. StockNews.com upgraded Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Benchmark lowered their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.70.

Cinemark Stock Performance

Cinemark stock opened at $26.72 on Monday. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $16.04 and a fifty-two week high of $36.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The company has a market cap of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.16 and a beta of 2.38. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $29.82.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $797.18 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The business’s revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned ($0.15) earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new stake in Cinemark in the 4th quarter valued at $221,000. Elequin Capital LP lifted 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 worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares during the period. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the 4th quarter worth approximately $277,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC lifted its position in shares of Cinemark by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 319,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,906,000 after acquiring an additional 61,911 shares during the period. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the 4th quarter worth approximately $8,317,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $246,213.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at $3,980,178. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 2.30% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.76%.

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.