Barrington Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cinemark in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.26) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.07). Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $40.00 price target 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.07) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.68 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last announced its quarterly 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). The firm had revenue of $814.30 million for 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 was up 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.15) EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Benchmark cut their target price on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Macquarie restated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.70.

Cinemark Price Performance

Cinemark stock opened at $24.82 on Thursday. Cinemark has a 52-week low of $16.32 and a 52-week high of $36.28. The firm has a market cap of $3.04 billion, a PE ratio of 12.22 and a beta of 2.41. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is $27.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.40.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 100.2% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,104,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $127,159,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054,579 shares during the period. Candlestick Capital Management LP lifted its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 1,601,537 shares during the period. Maverick Capital Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Cinemark by 1,356.4% during the 3rd quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 1,517,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,255,000 after buying an additional 1,413,557 shares during the period. Simcoe Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the 4th quarter worth about $37,763,000. Finally, Man Group plc bought a new position in Cinemark during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,040,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total value of $246,213.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 147,414 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,980,178. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is presently 15.76%.

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.