Roth Capital Has Bearish Estimate for Cinemark Q1 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cinemark in a report released on Wednesday, April 16th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.21) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cinemark’s FY2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on CNK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $34.00 in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Macquarie restated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Benchmark dropped their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $32.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.10.

Cinemark Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CNK opened at $28.47 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.02 and a beta of 2.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $26.49 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.20. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $16.32 and a fifty-two week 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.

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). Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The business had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $797.18 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.15) earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CNK. Elequin Capital LP raised its holdings in Cinemark by 211.6% in the fourth quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in Cinemark by 402.4% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 380.0% in the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,896 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 1,501 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the fourth quarter worth about $63,000. Finally, Quarry LP grew its position in shares of Cinemark by 41.8% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 623 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total value of $246,213.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,980,178. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend 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.