B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Cinemark Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cinemark in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.49 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.68. B. Riley currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on CNK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, May 5th. Roth Capital cut their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Monday. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Cinemark from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 2nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $33.67.

Cinemark Price Performance

CNK stock opened at $24.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $2.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.91. Cinemark has a 1 year low of $23.12 and a 1 year high of $36.28. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.99.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $940.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $942.14 million. Cinemark had a net margin of 9.13% and a return on equity of 59.16%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 28.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.32 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CNK. Candlestick Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Cinemark by 48.1% in the fourth quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP now owns 4,931,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $152,782,000 after acquiring an additional 1,601,537 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in shares of Cinemark by 106.9% during the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,589,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,338,153 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the 1st quarter worth approximately $32,297,000. Simcoe Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Cinemark during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,763,000. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Cinemark by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 9,346,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,643,000 after buying an additional 1,066,225 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Cinemark

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total transaction of $1,672,889.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 94,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,022,246.50. This represents a 35.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Valmir Fernandes sold 25,000 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.01, for a total transaction of $825,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 130,612 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,311,502.12. This trade represents a 16.07% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 84,724 shares of company stock valued at $2,724,435. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Cinemark Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 12th. Investors of record on Thursday, May 29th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 29th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is currently 17.49%.

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.