Q2 EPS Estimates for Cinemark Reduced by Barrington Research

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.58. Barrington Research 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.

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). The firm had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $797.18 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.15) EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. StockNews.com upgraded Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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, Benchmark decreased their target price on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.70.

Cinemark Stock Performance

Shares of CNK stock opened at $27.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.87, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.98. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $15.74 and a fifty-two week high of $36.28. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $30.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $29.75. The company has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 2.38.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s payout ratio is 15.76%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Aigen Investment Management LP grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 198.9% in the third quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 49,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 32,870 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 88.9% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 62,239 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,733,000 after acquiring an additional 29,295 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the third quarter worth $1,960,000. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the third quarter worth $893,000. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 470.1% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 16,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,000 after acquiring an additional 13,952 shares during the last quarter.

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.