Barrington Research Has Negative View of Marcus Q2 Earnings

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Research analysts at Barrington Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Marcus in a report released on Monday, November 4th. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now forecasts that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.11. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $20.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.19 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus’ FY2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on MCS. Benchmark upped their price target on Marcus from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com raised shares of Marcus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday.

Marcus Trading Down 1.7 %

MCS stock opened at $22.00 on Wednesday. Marcus has a 52-week low of $9.56 and a 52-week high of $22.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $707.30 million, a P/E ratio of -64.71, a PEG ratio of 7.60 and a beta of 1.48. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $16.04 and its 200-day simple moving average is $13.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of MCS. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marcus in the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marcus in the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. CWM LLC raised its holdings in shares of Marcus by 3,319.0% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 2,788 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 53.0% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,858 shares of the company’s stock valued at $58,000 after acquiring an additional 1,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning purchased a new stake in shares of Marcus in the third quarter valued at about $159,000. 81.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Marcus

In other Marcus news, VP Thomas F. Kissinger sold 8,000 shares of Marcus stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.31, for a total transaction of $178,480.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 186,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,162,711.35. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 5.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Marcus Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, November 25th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 25th. Marcus’s payout ratio is -82.35%.

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.