Barrington Research Forecasts Weaker Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cinemark in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.07) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of ($0.01). 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.66 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.93 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com raised Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 10th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Benchmark cut 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $32.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.70.

Cinemark Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of CNK opened at $27.47 on Monday. Cinemark has a 1-year low of $15.74 and a 1-year high of $36.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.82. The stock has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.53 and a beta of 2.38.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $814.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.18 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The business’s revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted ($0.15) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new stake in Cinemark in the 4th quarter valued at $221,000. Elequin Capital LP grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% in the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Cinemark during the 4th quarter worth approximately $277,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC boosted its holdings in Cinemark by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 319,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,906,000 after acquiring an additional 61,911 shares during the period. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Cinemark in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $8,317,000.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

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