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Marcus (NYSE:MCS) Releases Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.02 EPS

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Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The company reported ($0.54) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.52) by ($0.02), Zacks reports. The firm had revenue of $148.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $145.50 million. Marcus had a positive return on equity of 1.39% and a negative net margin of 1.44%.

Marcus Stock Up 0.4 %

MCS traded up $0.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $16.91. 160,143 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 404,257. Marcus has a 12-month low of $9.56 and a 12-month high of $23.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $16.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $19.39. The stock has a market capitalization of $536.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -49.74, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.22.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 27th. Marcus's dividend payout ratio is currently -66.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MCS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research note on Friday, April 11th. StockNews.com raised Marcus from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a report on Tuesday, May 6th.

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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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