Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Barrington Research raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Marcus in a report issued on Friday, September 5th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.19. Barrington Research currently 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' FY2027 earnings at $0.77 EPS.
Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $206.04 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $192.79 million. Marcus had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 1.91%.
Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on MCS. B. Riley began coverage on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, May 16th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Finally, Wedbush began coverage on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and three have assigned a Buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Marcus currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $24.50.
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Marcus Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:MCS traded up $0.07 during trading on Monday, hitting $16.14. 244,863 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 200,209. The company has a market cap of $505.25 million, a PE ratio of 35.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $16.04 and a 200 day moving average of $16.62. Marcus has a 52-week low of $14.13 and a 52-week high of $23.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.39.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Marcus by 4.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,500,287 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,040,000 after acquiring an additional 59,336 shares during the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 9.1% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,375,121 shares of the company's stock valued at $23,185,000 after buying an additional 114,556 shares during the last quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 4.4% during the first quarter. KLCM Advisors Inc. now owns 1,063,254 shares of the company's stock valued at $17,746,000 after buying an additional 44,621 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 3.2% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 872,401 shares of the company's stock valued at $14,709,000 after buying an additional 27,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 0.6% during the second quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 820,349 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,831,000 after buying an additional 4,925 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.57% of the company's stock.
Marcus Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th will be paid a $0.08 dividend. This is a boost from Marcus's previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 25th. Marcus's payout ratio is currently 71.11%.
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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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