Q1 EPS Estimates for Cinemark Reduced by Barrington Research

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cinemark in a research note issued on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will earn ($0.07) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.01). Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 price objective 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.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.06). Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The company had revenue of $814.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.15) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on CNK. Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 10th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.70.

Cinemark Stock Performance

Cinemark stock opened at $26.72 on Monday. 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $30.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.82. Cinemark has a 52-week low of $16.04 and a 52-week high of $36.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.16 and a beta of 2.38.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CNK. Elequin Capital LP increased its stake 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 last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake 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 last quarter. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of Cinemark by 714.8% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,491 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,308 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd increased its stake 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 last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the 4th quarter valued at about $63,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were 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 approximately $3,980,178. The trade was a 5.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.76%.

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.