Q3 EPS Estimates for Marcus Boosted by Barrington Research

Key Points

• Barrington Research has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share estimate for Marcus Corporation from $0.34 to $0.40, while maintaining an "Outperform" rating and a price target of $25.00.
• The company's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $0.23, surpassing expectations of $0.19, and revenue of $206.04 million compared to analysts' expectations of $192.79 million.
• Marcus has implemented a quarterly dividend increase from $0.07 to $0.08 per share, reflecting an annual yield of 2.4% and a payout ratio of 71.11%.

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Barrington Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Marcus in a report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.34. 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' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.04. Marcus had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 1.91%.The business had revenue of $206.04 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $192.79 million.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on MCS. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Marcus in a report on Tuesday. Benchmark reduced their price objective on shares of Marcus from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Wedbush assumed coverage on shares of Marcus in a research note on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Marcus from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Marcus has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $23.75.

Marcus Trading Down 2.5%

NYSE:MCS opened at $13.09 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $409.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.09, a PEG ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 1.02. Marcus has a 1 year low of $12.95 and a 1 year high of $23.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $15.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $16.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marcus

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its position in Marcus by 332.2% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 162,193 shares of the company's stock worth $2,735,000 after acquiring an additional 124,664 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Marcus by 60.2% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,494 shares of the company's stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd raised its position in Marcus by 9.1% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,375,121 shares of the company's stock worth $23,185,000 after acquiring an additional 114,556 shares during the last quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP raised its position in Marcus by 47.6% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 61,165 shares of the company's stock worth $1,031,000 after acquiring an additional 19,730 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Marcus by 27.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 63,649 shares of the company's stock worth $1,073,000 after acquiring an additional 13,779 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company's stock.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. This is an increase from Marcus's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Marcus's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 71.11%.

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.

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