Q3 Earnings Forecast for Cinemark Issued By Roth Capital

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) – Analysts at Roth Capital boosted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, October 14th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.36. Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating and a $34.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cinemark’s FY2025 earnings at $1.26 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on CNK. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Wedbush raised Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $33.00 target price (down from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $35.40.

Cinemark Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CNK opened at $26.51 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. Cinemark has a twelve month low of $23.12 and a twelve month high of $36.28. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $26.79 and its 200-day moving average is $28.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.49, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CNK. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in Cinemark by 18.8% in the 1st quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 42,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,063,000 after buying an additional 6,750 shares during the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cinemark by 104.8% during the 1st quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 28,365 shares of the company’s stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 14,518 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Cinemark by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 101,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,524,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the 1st quarter worth $401,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Cinemark by 2.8% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 681,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,961,000 after purchasing an additional 18,645 shares during the period.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total value of $181,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,128,840.56. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 27th were given a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, August 27th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.49%.

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.