Barrington Research Forecasts Lower Earnings for Cinemark

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Friday, September 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will earn $0.42 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.45. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.78 by ($0.15). Cinemark had a net margin of 9.13% and a return on equity of 59.16%. The firm had revenue of $940.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $942.14 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.32 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Cinemark from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Cinemark in a report on Thursday, July 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $36.00 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective (down from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday, August 4th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on Cinemark in a report on Friday, May 16th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $35.00 price objective for the company. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cinemark presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.67.

Cinemark Stock Down 1.5%

Shares of CNK opened at $27.06 on Monday. Cinemark has a 52 week low of $23.12 and a 52 week high of $36.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.79, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $27.43 and a 200-day moving average of $28.30.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 27th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.49%.

Insider Transactions at Cinemark

In other Cinemark news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 203,768 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,128,840.56. This trade represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 52,524 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $31.85, for a total value of $1,672,889.40. Following the sale, the insider owned 94,890 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,022,246.50. The trade was a 35.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 2.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 118.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 935 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 507 shares during the period. Elequin Capital LP grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 211.6% in the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 677 shares during the period. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Cinemark in the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 66.2% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 1,384 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Cinemark by 242.9% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 2,502 shares during the period.

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.