Barrington Research Predicts Weaker Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cinemark in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.49 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.58. 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 $1.98 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.09 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Benchmark reduced their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley cut 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on Cinemark from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Macquarie reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Tuesday. One 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 issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.70.

Cinemark Stock Down 3.0 %

CNK stock opened at $27.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.87, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.96. Cinemark has a 12 month low of $15.74 and a 12 month high of $36.28. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $30.33 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.75. The company has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.65 and a beta of 2.38.

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

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in Cinemark by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $270,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Cinemark by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 17,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after purchasing an additional 557 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in Cinemark by 2.9% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 20,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $575,000 after acquiring an additional 583 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Cinemark by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 16,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $504,000 after purchasing an additional 591 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Cinemark by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 11,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $358,000 after buying an additional 618 shares during the period.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th.

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.