The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Barrington Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Marcus in a report issued on Wednesday, May 7th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.59. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus' current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS.
Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Marcus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, April 11th.
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Marcus Price Performance
Shares of MCS stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $16.91. 160,143 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 404,257. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $16.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.37. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Marcus has a 12-month low of $9.56 and a 12-month high of $23.16. The company has a market capitalization of $536.88 million, a PE ratio of -49.74, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.22.
Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.54) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.52) by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $148.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.50 million. Marcus had a negative net margin of 1.44% and a positive return on equity of 1.39%.
Marcus Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. Marcus's dividend payout ratio is currently -66.67%.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 59,336 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Marcus by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,481,190 shares of the company's stock worth $31,845,000 after buying an additional 24,325 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Marcus by 23.4% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,619 shares of the company's stock worth $15,837,000 after acquiring an additional 139,577 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its position in shares of Marcus by 69.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 599,118 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,881,000 after purchasing an additional 246,375 shares during the period. Finally, Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Marcus by 135.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 392,388 shares of the company's stock valued at $5,913,000 after acquiring an additional 225,644 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.57% of the company's stock.
About Marcus
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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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