Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Cinemark Q1 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cinemark in a report issued on Thursday, February 20th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now expects that the company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.04. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.98 per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.81 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Benchmark cut their price target on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $32.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.70.

Cinemark Price Performance

Shares of CNK opened at $27.72 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.87, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.98. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $15.74 and a fifty-two week high of $36.28. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $30.33 and a 200-day simple moving average of $29.75. The company has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.65 and a beta of 2.38.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $814.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $797.18 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 27.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($0.15) earnings per share.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a — dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th will be issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 5th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Aigen Investment Management LP grew its stake in Cinemark by 198.9% in the 3rd quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 49,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,375,000 after acquiring an additional 32,870 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in shares of Cinemark by 88.9% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 62,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,733,000 after purchasing an additional 29,295 shares during the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D purchased a new position in shares of Cinemark during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,960,000. Entropy Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Cinemark during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $893,000. Finally, KBC Group NV lifted its stake in Cinemark by 470.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 16,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 13,952 shares in 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.