Wedbush Has Negative Outlook for Cinemark Q4 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) – Analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Cinemark in a note issued to investors on Thursday, November 6th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.46. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also weighed in on CNK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, November 6th. Zacks Research raised Cinemark from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $33.00 target price (down previously from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.30.

Cinemark Trading Up 5.1%

Shares of CNK stock opened at $30.03 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. Cinemark has a 12-month low of $23.12 and a 12-month high of $36.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.41, a P/E/G ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.69. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $27.28 and its 200 day moving average is $28.79.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by ($0.04). Cinemark had a return on equity of 59.16% and a net margin of 9.13%.The company had revenue of $857.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $851.47 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.19 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CNK. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Cinemark by 118.5% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 507 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the 2nd quarter valued at $47,000. Financial Consulate Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cinemark during the 3rd quarter valued at $50,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Cinemark in the 3rd quarter worth $63,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in Cinemark by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 3,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after buying an additional 506 shares during the period.

Insider Activity at Cinemark

In other news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total transaction of $181,224.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,128,840.56. The trade was a 3.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 2.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cinemark Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This represents a $0.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.2%. This is an increase from Cinemark’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is 34.62%.

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.