Cinemark Holdings, Inc. to Post Q3 2025 Earnings of $0.60 Per Share, Wedbush Forecasts (NYSE:CNK)

Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CNK) – Stock analysts at Wedbush increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cinemark in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, September 3rd. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.58. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Cinemark’s current full-year earnings is $1.35 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Cinemark’s FY2025 earnings at $1.92 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.21 EPS.

Cinemark (NYSE:CNK) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 2nd. The company reported $0.32 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.07 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $734.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $691.74 million. Cinemark had a return on equity of 41.87% and a net margin of 5.05%. Cinemark’s revenue for the quarter was down 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.80 earnings per share.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on CNK. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Cinemark from $22.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 5th. StockNews.com downgraded Cinemark from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 13th. B. Riley downgraded Cinemark from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $31.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. Roth Capital raised Cinemark from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 24th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 target price on shares of Cinemark in a research note on Monday, July 1st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Cinemark currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $25.20.

Cinemark Stock Down 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE CNK opened at $27.28 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.23. The company has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.81, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 2.36. Cinemark has a 12 month low of $13.19 and a 12 month high of $28.43. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $24.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.04.

Institutional Trading of Cinemark

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. increased its position in Cinemark by 38.7% during the 2nd quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. now owns 3,145 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Cinemark during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $79,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in Cinemark by 414.4% during the 2nd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 4,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after purchasing an additional 3,609 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. increased its position in Cinemark by 17.2% during the 4th quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 4,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares during the period. Finally, Point72 DIFC Ltd acquired a new stake in Cinemark during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $144,000.

Insider Activity at Cinemark

In related news, insider Valmir Fernandes sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.19, for a total value of $679,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 204,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,566,581.51. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 2.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.