Research Analysts Set Expectations for Cinemark Q1 Earnings

Cinemark Holdings Inc (NYSE:CNK) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research reduced their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Cinemark in a research note issued on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($0.19) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.18). Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $36.00 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.67 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.15). Cinemark had a return on equity of 59.16% and a net margin of 9.13%.The firm had revenue of $940.50 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $942.14 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.32 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 28.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on CNK. Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $33.00 price target (down previously from $36.00) on shares of Cinemark in a report on Monday, August 4th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Cinemark in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Roth Capital lowered their target price on shares of Cinemark from $36.00 to $34.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $35.30.

Cinemark Trading Up 2.0%

NYSE CNK opened at $27.24 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.32. Cinemark has a 52 week low of $23.12 and a 52 week high of $36.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.13 billion, a PE ratio of 14.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $26.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $28.80.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CNK. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Cinemark by 758.9% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 4,497,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,729,000 after purchasing an additional 3,973,689 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Cinemark by 106.9% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,589,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,147,000 after purchasing an additional 1,338,153 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Cinemark in the 1st quarter valued at $32,297,000. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in Cinemark by 119.9% in the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 2,180,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,808,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188,709 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Man Group plc purchased a new stake in Cinemark in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,953,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Melissa Thomas sold 7,200 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.17, for a total value of $181,224.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 203,768 shares in the company, valued at $5,128,840.56. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Cinemark Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 10th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 27th were given a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 27th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.2%. Cinemark’s dividend payout ratio is 17.49%.

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.