Q2 EPS Estimates for Cinemark Boosted by Barrington Research

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Cinemark in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.52 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.50. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on CNK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $30.00 to $34.00 in a report on Friday, April 11th. Benchmark decreased their price target on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Macquarie reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.10.

Cinemark Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CNK opened at $28.14 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.01. Cinemark has a one year low of $16.32 and a one year high of $36.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.86 and a beta of 2.07. The company’s fifty day moving average is $26.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.20.

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

Cinemark Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $246,213.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,980,178. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Elequin Capital LP increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% during the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings 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 worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd lifted 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 purchasing an additional 1,501 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in Cinemark during the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, Quarry LP grew its stake in Cinemark by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the period.

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.