Wedbush Comments on Cinemark’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:CNK)

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Cinemark in a report released 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 previous forecast of $0.62. Wedbush has a “Neutral” rating and a $32.00 price objective 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.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target 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. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $36.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on shares of Cinemark from $34.00 to $35.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Benchmark lowered their price target on Cinemark from $40.00 to $35.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Macquarie reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $35.00 price objective on shares of Cinemark in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cinemark currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $32.80.

Cinemark Stock Up 3.5 %

Shares of CNK stock opened at $30.84 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.58 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.35. Cinemark has a twelve month low of $16.32 and a twelve month high of $36.28. 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 company has a market capitalization of $3.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.19 and a beta of 1.91.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last posted its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported ($0.32) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of ($0.32). The company 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 business’s revenue was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.19 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd boosted its holdings in Cinemark by 26.9% during the fourth quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd now owns 152,400 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,722,000 after purchasing an additional 32,310 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV boosted its stake in Cinemark by 470.1% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 16,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after buying an additional 13,952 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its position in Cinemark by 25.0% in the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 70,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,198,000 after acquiring an additional 14,207 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Cinemark by 18.8% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 629,782 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,533,000 after acquiring an additional 99,843 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Cinemark by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,505,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,408,000 after acquiring an additional 109,179 shares in the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Cinemark

In other news, insider Wanda Marie Gierhart sold 9,119 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 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 position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

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 of this dividend was Wednesday, March 5th. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is 21.05%.

About Cinemark

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.