Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Research analysts at Barrington Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Marcus in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.20. Barrington Research currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $25.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus' current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.68 EPS.
Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on MCS. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, April 11th. B. Riley started coverage on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, May 16th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th.
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Marcus Trading Up 0.4%
Shares of MCS opened at $17.17 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business's 50-day moving average price is $17.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $18.07. The stock has a market cap of $537.39 million, a PE ratio of -40.88, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.24. Marcus has a twelve month low of $11.38 and a twelve month high of $23.16.
Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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). 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 the consensus estimate of $145.50 million.
Marcus Dividend Announcement
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th were given a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 27th. Marcus's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -66.67%.
Institutional Trading of Marcus
Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Marcus by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,448 shares of the company's stock worth $1,386,000 after buying an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in Marcus by 4.7% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,849 shares of the company's stock worth $231,000 after buying an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Marcus by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 8,876 shares of the company's stock worth $191,000 after buying an additional 693 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in Marcus by 0.8% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 95,932 shares of the company's stock worth $1,601,000 after buying an additional 778 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank boosted its stake in Marcus by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 47,100 shares of the company's stock worth $1,013,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.57% of the company's stock.
Marcus Company Profile
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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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