Roth Capital Comments on Cinemark's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:CNK)

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK - Free Report) - Roth Capital decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Cinemark in a report released on Wednesday, April 16th. Roth Capital analyst E. Handler now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.80 for the quarter, down from their prior 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 - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The company reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.06). Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. The business had revenue of $814.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $797.18 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.15) EPS. The company's revenue was up 27.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Barrington Research reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Cinemark from a "neutral" rating to an "overweight" rating and increased their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $34.00 in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $32.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Cinemark presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $33.10.

Cinemark Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of CNK stock traded up $0.73 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $29.28. 986,035 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,935,022. 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 business's 50 day simple moving average is $26.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.25. The company has a market capitalization of $3.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 2.07. Cinemark has a fifty-two week low of $16.32 and a fifty-two week high of $36.28.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its holdings in Cinemark by 100.2% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 4,104,552 shares of the company's stock worth $127,159,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054,579 shares during the last quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 48.1% during the 4th quarter. Candlestick Capital Management LP now owns 4,931,618 shares of the company's stock worth $152,782,000 after buying an additional 1,601,537 shares during the period. Simcoe Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Cinemark in the 4th quarter valued at $37,763,000. Man Group plc acquired a new position in Cinemark during the 4th quarter worth $28,040,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. boosted its holdings in Cinemark by 215.4% during the first quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 1,251,219 shares of the company's stock valued at $31,143,000 after acquiring an additional 854,540 shares during the period.

Insider Transactions at Cinemark

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were 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 $3,980,178. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Cinemark Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a -- dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders 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 currently 15.76%.

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.