Wedbush Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Cinemark Earnings

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNKFree Report) – Stock analysts at Wedbush cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued to investors on Monday, May 5th. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now anticipates that the company will earn $0.60 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.62. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 target price 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 $0.63 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNKGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.32). The firm 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%. The company’s revenue was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.19 earnings per share.

A number of other research analysts have also weighed in on the stock. Benchmark dropped their price target on shares of Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $36.00 price target on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Cinemark from $38.00 to $36.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $32.80.

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Cinemark Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE CNK opened at $31.04 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.28. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $26.82 and a 200-day moving average price of $29.38. The company has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.29 and a beta of 1.91. Cinemark has a 52 week low of $16.32 and a 52 week high of $36.28.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a — dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, March 19th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 5th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is presently 21.05%.

Insider Activity

In other Cinemark news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $27.00, for a total transaction of $246,213.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 147,414 shares in the company, valued at $3,980,178. The trade was a 5.83 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. XTX Topco Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Cinemark by 198.1% in the first quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 51,036 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after acquiring an additional 33,913 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its stake in shares of Cinemark by 7.9% during the first quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 30,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $751,000 after buying an additional 2,199 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Cinemark in the 1st quarter valued at $3,587,000. Navellier & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Cinemark in the first quarter worth about $1,255,000. Finally, Allianz Asset Management GmbH acquired a new position in Cinemark during the first quarter valued at $508,000.

About Cinemark

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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.

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