FY2025 EPS Estimates for Marcus Cut by Barrington Research

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Barrington Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Marcus in a report released on Wednesday, July 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.41. Barrington Research 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' Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.53) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 15th. B. Riley initiated coverage on shares of Marcus in a research note on Friday, May 16th. They set a "buy" rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wedbush began coverage on shares of Marcus in a research note on Friday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $24.50.

Marcus Trading Up 4.3%

Shares of NYSE MCS traded up $0.74 during trading on Friday, hitting $17.98. 72,724 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 255,251. Marcus has a 1 year low of $11.38 and a 1 year high of $23.16. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $17.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $562.77 million, a P/E ratio of -42.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.90 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.54) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.52) by ($0.02). Marcus had a negative net margin of 1.71% and a positive return on equity of 1.51%. The company had revenue of $148.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.50 million.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marcus

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MCS. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 2,908.9% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 2,298 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at $70,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Marcus in the 1st quarter valued at about $76,000. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in Marcus by 407,500.0% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,076 shares of the company's stock valued at $88,000 after buying an additional 4,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Marcus in the 4th quarter valued at about $114,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company's stock.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.56%. Marcus's payout ratio is -66.67%.

Marcus Company Profile

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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