Wedbush Issues Optimistic Outlook for Cinemark Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at Wedbush lifted their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.48 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.38. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on CNK. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, November 10th. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Benchmark lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One equities research 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.70.

Cinemark Stock Performance

Shares of CNK opened at $27.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.96. Cinemark has a one year low of $15.74 and a one year high of $36.28. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 2.38.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.33 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $797.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($0.15) earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CNK. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Cinemark by 134.4% during the third quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,993 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 1,716 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Cinemark by 74.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 20,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $582,000 after acquiring an additional 8,946 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the third quarter valued at approximately $9,530,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the third quarter valued at approximately $12,133,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Cinemark by 18.8% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 629,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,533,000 after acquiring an additional 99,843 shares in the last quarter.

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.