Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued to clients and investors 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 prior forecast of $0.41. Barrington Research has a "Outperform" rating and a $25.00 price target 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.
Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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 positive return on equity of 1.51% and a negative net margin of 1.71%. The company had revenue of $148.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.50 million.
MCS has been the topic of several other research reports. B. Riley started coverage on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, May 16th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. Wedbush began coverage on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday. They set an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Benchmark reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, April 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $24.50.
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Marcus Stock Performance
MCS stock traded down $0.08 on Friday, hitting $17.76. The company had a trading volume of 37,418 shares, compared to its average volume of 254,898. Marcus has a 12-month low of $11.44 and a 12-month high of $23.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $17.31 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.97. The stock has a market cap of $555.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 1.24.
Marcus Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.58%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 27th. Marcus's dividend payout ratio is currently -66.67%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marcus
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in MCS. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in Marcus by 2,908.9% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 2,298 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new position in Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at $70,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Marcus during the first quarter valued at $76,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its position in Marcus by 407,500.0% during the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,076 shares of the company's stock valued at $88,000 after purchasing an additional 4,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at $114,000. 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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