Barrington Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Barrington Research lifted their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Cinemark in a research report issued on Monday, November 4th. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.04. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $36.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.80 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.67 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 31st. The company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.61. The firm had revenue of $921.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $894.90 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 60.21% and a net margin of 8.36%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.61 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on CNK. StockNews.com cut Cinemark from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, November 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Cinemark from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on shares of Cinemark from $16.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Macquarie upped their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $32.00 to $34.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Wedbush lowered Cinemark from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given 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 $30.80.

Cinemark Price Performance

CNK stock opened at $31.57 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 2.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.46, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 0.98. Cinemark has a 1 year low of $13.19 and a 1 year high of $31.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $28.43 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of CNK. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp grew its position in shares of Cinemark by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 92,591 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after buying an additional 1,345 shares during the last quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 3.0% during the first quarter. Mitchell Capital Management Co. now owns 395,801 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,113,000 after purchasing an additional 11,443 shares during the last quarter. Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,865,000. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 38.1% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 115,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,069,000 after purchasing an additional 31,739 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Inspire Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Cinemark during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $240,000.

Insider Buying and Selling at Cinemark

In other news, insider Valmir Fernandes sold 25,000 shares of Cinemark stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.19, for a total value of $679,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 204,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,566,581.51. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.