B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Cinemark Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) – B. Riley dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cinemark in a note issued to investors on Sunday, October 19th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.43 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.49. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Cinemark’s FY2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS.

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

Several other equities analysts also recently commented on CNK. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Wedbush upgraded shares of Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $32.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective (down previously from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $36.00 price target on the stock. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.30.

Cinemark Trading Up 2.0%

Shares of CNK stock opened at $27.24 on Tuesday. Cinemark has a 12 month low of $23.12 and a 12 month high of $36.28. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. The business’s 50 day moving average is $26.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.80. The company has a market cap of $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of 14.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.75.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other Cinemark news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total transaction of $181,224.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,128,840.56. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 118.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 3.2% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 16,894 shares of the company’s stock valued at $510,000 after buying an additional 521 shares during the last quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 7.2% in the second quarter. Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 12,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 812 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 1.5% in the second quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 60,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,812,000 after buying an additional 892 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 0.9% in the second quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 102,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,087,000 after buying an additional 904 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.