Marcus (NYSE:MCS) Earns "Outperform" Rating from Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research has reaffirmed an "outperform" rating for Marcus (NYSE:MCS), setting a target price of $25.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.31% from its current price of $14.43.
• Multiple analysts have varying ratings on Marcus, with Benchmark also issuing a "buy" rating at a $25.00 target, while Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock from "buy" to "hold." The stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a target of $24.50.
• Hedge funds have shown increased interest in Marcus, with significant stakes being added; for instance, Lazard Asset Management grew its position by 2,908.9% in the last quarter.

Barrington Research reiterated their outperform rating on shares of Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) in a report issued on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a $25.00 price objective on the stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.19 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.54) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush assumed coverage on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, July 18th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, April 11th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, B. Riley started coverage on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, May 16th. They set a "buy" rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $24.50.

Marcus Stock Performance

Marcus stock traded up $0.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $15.10. 85,646 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 201,796. The company has a market capitalization of $472.66 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.57, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.24. Marcus has a fifty-two week low of $12.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.16. The firm's fifty day moving average is $17.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.69. 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 (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.04. Marcus had a net margin of 1.91% and a return on equity of 4.28%. The firm had revenue of $206.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $192.79 million. On average, equities research analysts expect that Marcus will post 0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This is a positive change from Marcus's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.1%. Marcus's payout ratio is presently 62.22%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marcus

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd boosted its position in Marcus by 113.3% during the second quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 52,933 shares of the company's stock worth $892,000 after acquiring an additional 28,119 shares during the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in Marcus by 2,963.8% during the second quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 35,816 shares of the company's stock worth $604,000 after acquiring an additional 34,647 shares during the last quarter. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al acquired a new position in Marcus during the second quarter worth about $639,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Marcus by 45.3% during the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,599 shares of the company's stock worth $111,000 after acquiring an additional 2,057 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Marcus during the first quarter worth about $487,000. 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.