Roth Capital Weighs in on Cinemark’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:CNK)

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.98 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 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 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 company had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $797.18 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted ($0.15) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other research firms have also commented on CNK. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.70.

Cinemark Trading Down 1.1 %

CNK opened at $27.47 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 2.38. 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 one year low of $15.74 and a one year high of $36.28.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CNK. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of Cinemark by 100.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP grew its position in Cinemark by 48.1% in the fourth quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP now owns 4,931,618 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,782,000 after acquiring an additional 1,601,537 shares in the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. grew its position in Cinemark by 1,356.4% in the third quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. now owns 1,517,771 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,255,000 after acquiring an additional 1,413,557 shares in the last quarter. Simcoe Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Cinemark in the fourth quarter worth about $37,763,000. Finally, Man Group plc purchased a new position in shares of Cinemark during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $28,040,000.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date is 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.