Wedbush Has Bullish Estimate for Cinemark Q2 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Equities researchers at Wedbush upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 1st. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.57. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.93 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cinemark’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded Cinemark from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $30.00 to $34.00 in a report on Friday, April 11th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $40.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Macquarie reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.10.

Cinemark Stock Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSE:CNK opened at $30.30 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.93 and a beta of 2.07. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $29.32. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. Cinemark has a 12-month low of $16.32 and a 12-month high of $36.28.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by ($0.21). The business had revenue of $540.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.62 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 65.83% and a net margin of 10.16%. Cinemark’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.19 EPS.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Investors 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%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $246,213.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,980,178. This represents a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Cinemark

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CNK. Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in Cinemark by 6.8% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 56,757 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,651,000 after purchasing an additional 3,632 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Cinemark by 18.8% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 629,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,533,000 after buying an additional 99,843 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Cinemark by 44.9% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 906 shares in the last quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in Cinemark by 104.5% in the 4th quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 35,953 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,114,000 after buying an additional 18,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in Cinemark during the 4th quarter valued at $4,725,000.

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.