Roth Capital Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Roth Capital cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued on Wednesday, April 16th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.81. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cinemark’s FY2025 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. 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. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Benchmark lowered their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.10.

Cinemark Stock Up 1.6 %

CNK stock opened at $28.47 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The business has a 50 day moving average of $26.49 and a 200 day moving average of $29.20. Cinemark has a twelve month low of $16.32 and a twelve month high of $36.28. The firm has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a PE ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 2.07.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last announced its 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). Cinemark had a net margin of 10.16% and a return on equity of 65.83%. The business had revenue of $814.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $797.18 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted ($0.15) EPS. Cinemark’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cinemark

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 sale, the insider now directly owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at $3,980,178. The trade was a 5.83 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Cinemark

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ritholtz Wealth Management grew its position in Cinemark by 18.8% during the first quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after buying an additional 6,750 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its position in shares of Cinemark by 215.4% during the 1st quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,251,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,143,000 after acquiring an additional 854,540 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Cinemark by 1,677.9% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 52,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,295,000 after purchasing an additional 49,094 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new position in Cinemark in the 4th quarter worth $221,000. Finally, Elequin Capital LP lifted its position in Cinemark by 211.6% during 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.

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.