Barrington Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Marcus

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research dropped their FY2025 EPS estimates for Marcus in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.40. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $27.00 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 $0.60 EPS.

MCS has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com downgraded Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Marcus Stock Performance

Shares of MCS stock opened at $17.24 on Wednesday. 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 has a market cap of $547.35 million, a PE ratio of -50.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.18. Marcus has a 52 week low of $9.56 and a 52 week high of $23.16.

Marcus Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. Marcus’s payout ratio is currently -107.69%.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Marcus by 69.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 599,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,881,000 after purchasing an additional 246,375 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Marcus by 135.3% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 392,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,913,000 after buying an additional 225,644 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its position in shares of Marcus by 303.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 257,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,527,000 after buying an additional 193,400 shares in the last quarter. Peapod Lane Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Marcus in the fourth quarter worth $3,258,000. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Marcus by 23.4% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,837,000 after acquiring an additional 139,577 shares in the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Marcus Company Profile

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.