Research Analysts Set Expectations for Cinemark Q1 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cinemark in a report issued on Wednesday, April 16th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.21) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cinemark’s FY2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

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

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on CNK. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Benchmark cut their price target on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Friday, April 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Cinemark has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.10.

Cinemark Stock Performance

Shares of CNK stock opened at $28.47 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 2.07. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $26.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.20. Cinemark has a one year low of $16.32 and a one year high of $36.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CNK. Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 18.8% during the 1st quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after acquiring an additional 6,750 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Cinemark by 215.4% in the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,251,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,143,000 after purchasing an additional 854,540 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of Cinemark by 1,677.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 52,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,295,000 after purchasing an additional 49,094 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the fourth quarter worth about $221,000. Finally, Elequin Capital LP increased its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 677 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the insider now directly owns 147,414 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,980,178. The trade was a 5.83 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The firm 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 of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.