Barrington Research Comments on Cinemark FY2025 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Barrington Research raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.35 for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.29. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $40.00 price objective 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.96 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.13 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CNK. Benchmark dropped their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Macquarie reissued an "outperform" rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Wedbush reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $32.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $33.10.

Cinemark Trading Up 2.5 %

Shares of CNK traded up $0.73 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $29.28. 986,035 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,935,022. The firm has a market cap of $3.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 2.07. Cinemark has a 12-month low of $16.32 and a 12-month high of $36.28. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $26.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $29.25. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK - Get Free Report) last announced its 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). The firm had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $797.18 million. Cinemark had a net margin of 10.16% and a return on equity of 65.83%. The company's revenue was up 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted ($0.15) EPS.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a -- dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.76%.

Insider Transactions at Cinemark

In other news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total value of $246,213.00. Following the completion of the sale, 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 2.30% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Elequin Capital LP boosted its position in Cinemark by 211.6% during the 4th quarter. Elequin Capital LP now owns 997 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Cinemark by 402.4% during the 4th 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 in 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 buying an additional 1,501 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Cinemark during the fourth quarter worth $63,000. Finally, Quarry LP lifted its stake in Cinemark by 41.8% during the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,114 shares of the company's stock valued at $65,000 after buying an additional 623 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.