Barrington Research Reduces Earnings Estimates for Marcus

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Barrington Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Marcus in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.31 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.40. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $27.00 price target 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.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

Marcus Stock Down 1.5 %

MCS opened at $17.13 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $543.73 million, a P/E ratio of -50.37, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.16. Marcus has a 52 week low of $9.56 and a 52 week high of $23.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Marcus Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio is currently -107.69%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marcus

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its position in Marcus by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 8,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,000 after purchasing an additional 693 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank lifted its position in Marcus by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 47,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of Marcus by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 259,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,583,000 after purchasing an additional 1,536 shares during the period. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Marcus by 2,908.9% in the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 2,298 shares during the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.