B. Riley Has Negative Forecast for Marcus Q3 Earnings

Key Points

• B. Riley has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Marcus Corporation, projecting earnings of $0.43 per share, down from a previous estimate of $0.50.
• Multiple brokerages have provided varied ratings on Marcus, with recent target price adjustments including a drop from $25.00 to $22.00 by Benchmark.
• Marcus recently announced a dividend increase from $0.07 to $0.08 per share, representing an annualized yield of 2.4% with a payout ratio of 71.11%.

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Marcus in a research note issued on Sunday, October 19th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now anticipates that the company will earn $0.43 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.50. The consensus estimate for Marcus' current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on MCS. Benchmark dropped their target price on Marcus from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Marcus in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wedbush initiated coverage on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Zacks Research upgraded Marcus from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marcus currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $23.75.

Marcus Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $13.10 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Marcus has a twelve month low of $12.85 and a twelve month high of $23.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $15.10 and a 200-day simple moving average of $16.21. The company has a market capitalization of $410.02 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Marcus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th were paid a $0.08 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.4%. This is a positive change from Marcus's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. Marcus's dividend payout ratio is currently 71.11%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marcus

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Marcus by 4.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,500,287 shares of the company's stock worth $25,040,000 after purchasing an additional 59,336 shares in the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Marcus by 9.1% in the 2nd quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,375,121 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,185,000 after buying an additional 114,556 shares during the period. KLCM Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 4.4% during 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. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Marcus by 3.2% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 872,401 shares of the company's stock worth $14,709,000 after acquiring an additional 27,448 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its position in Marcus by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 820,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,831,000 after buying an additional 4,925 shares during the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is 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.

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