What is Roth Capital’s Estimate for Cinemark Q3 Earnings?

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, April 16th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now forecasts that the company will earn $0.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.81. 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 $1.93 EPS.

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

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $35.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their target price for the stock from $30.00 to $34.00 in a report on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Finally, Benchmark decreased their price target on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.10.

Cinemark Price Performance

Shares of CNK opened at $28.09 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 13.84 and a beta of 2.07. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.60 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.19. Cinemark has a 52-week low of $16.32 and a 52-week high of $36.28.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Elequin Capital LP increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% during the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 402.4% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,030 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 380.0% in the fourth quarter. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd now owns 1,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 1,501 shares during the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Cinemark in the fourth quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its stake in shares of Cinemark by 41.8% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 623 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Cinemark

In related news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $246,213.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,980,178. This trade represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s payout ratio is presently 15.76%.

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.