Wedbush Has Bullish Estimate for Cinemark Q2 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now forecasts that the company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.38. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.98 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.91 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.16 EPS.

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

CNK has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Cinemark from $31.00 to $30.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Benchmark lowered their price target on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Macquarie reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.70.

Cinemark Stock Performance

NYSE CNK opened at $27.72 on Friday. Cinemark has a 1 year low of $15.74 and a 1 year high of $36.28. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $30.33 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.87, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The firm has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.65 and a beta of 2.38.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of Cinemark in the fourth quarter worth approximately $221,000. Elequin Capital LP grew its stake in Cinemark by 211.6% in the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 677 shares in the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Cinemark in the 4th quarter worth $277,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 24.0% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 319,768 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,906,000 after buying an additional 61,911 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voloridge Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the 4th quarter valued at $8,317,000.

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.