Barrington Research Predicts Stronger Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Analysts at Barrington Research increased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.50. 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 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.

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

Cinemark Stock Performance

CNK opened at $28.47 on Wednesday. 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 12-month low of $16.32 and a 12-month high of $36.28. The business has a 50 day moving average of $26.55 and a 200-day moving average of $29.20. The stock has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 2.07.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last issued its 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). The firm had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.18 million. Cinemark had a net margin of 10.16% and a return on equity of 65.83%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.15) earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Cinemark by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,505,099 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,408,000 after purchasing an additional 109,179 shares during the last quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 48.1% during the fourth quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP now owns 4,931,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,782,000 after buying an additional 1,601,537 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in shares of Cinemark by 100.2% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,104,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,159,000 after acquiring an additional 2,054,579 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Cinemark by 12.8% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 3,801,578 shares of the company’s stock valued at $117,773,000 after acquiring an additional 430,006 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP boosted its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 3,124,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,807,000 after acquiring an additional 396,720 shares in the last quarter.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the business’s 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 147,414 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,980,178. The trade was a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.