B. Riley Issues Negative Forecast for Marcus Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has decreased its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Marcus Corporation from $0.58 to $0.50 while maintaining a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock.
• Marcus reported $0.23 earnings per share for its most recent quarter, exceeding consensus estimates, with revenue of $206.04 million compared to the expected $192.79 million.
• The stock has recently seen an influx of investment from large institutional investors, with 81.57% of the company's shares held by hedge funds and other large entities.

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued on Sunday, August 3rd. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.58. B. Riley currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus' current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Marcus' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $206.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $192.79 million. Marcus had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 1.91%.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on MCS. Wall Street Zen cut Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a report on Monday, August 4th. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Wedbush initiated coverage on Marcus in a report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Marcus has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $24.50.

Marcus Trading Down 3.5%

MCS traded down $0.53 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $14.57. The company's stock had a trading volume of 320,334 shares, compared to its average volume of 264,020. Marcus has a fifty-two week low of $12.68 and a fifty-two week high of $23.16. The stock has a market cap of $455.95 million, a PE ratio of 32.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 1.24. The business's 50-day moving average is $16.96 and its 200-day moving average is $17.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.42.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 25th. This is an increase from Marcus's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Marcus's payout ratio is currently 62.22%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marcus

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Marcus by 4.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,500,287 shares of the company's stock worth $25,040,000 after acquiring an additional 59,336 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in Marcus by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,481,190 shares of the company's stock worth $31,845,000 after purchasing an additional 24,325 shares during the period. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its position in Marcus by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,260,565 shares of the company's stock valued at $21,039,000 after purchasing an additional 64,482 shares in the last quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. raised its position in Marcus by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. now owns 1,063,254 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,746,000 after purchasing an additional 44,621 shares in the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Marcus by 14.7% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 844,953 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,102,000 after buying an additional 108,334 shares during the period. 81.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Marcus

The Marcus Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates movie theatres, and hotels and resorts in the United States. It operates a family entertainment center and multiscreen motion picture theatres under the Big Screen Bistro, Big Screen Bistro Express, BistroPlex, and Movie Tavern by Marcus brand names.