Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK – Get Free Report) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $32.70.
CNK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. 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. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Cinemark from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Cinemark
Institutional Trading of Cinemark
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Elequin Capital LP increased its stake in Cinemark by 211.6% in the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew 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 buying an additional 825 shares during the period. Quarry LP increased its position in 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 buying an additional 1,308 shares in the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd raised its stake in Cinemark by 380.0% during the 4th quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 1,501 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Cinemark in the fourth quarter worth approximately $63,000.
Cinemark Trading Up 1.4 %
CNK opened at $24.20 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Cinemark has a twelve month low of $16.32 and a twelve month high of $36.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.92 and a beta of 2.41. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.37 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.58.
Cinemark (NYSE:CNK – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 firm 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 business posted ($0.15) EPS. The business’s revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts predict that Cinemark will post 1.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Cinemark Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors 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 is presently 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.
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