American Century Companies Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS)

American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) by 23.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 736,619 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 139,577 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. owned about 2.34% of Marcus worth $15,837,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ieq Capital LLC purchased a new position in Marcus in the 4th quarter worth approximately $220,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Marcus in the fourth quarter valued at $274,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Marcus by 54.9% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 19,944 shares of the company's stock valued at $429,000 after purchasing an additional 7,067 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Trading LLC increased its position in Marcus by 14.5% in the third quarter. Walleye Trading LLC now owns 34,000 shares of the company's stock worth $512,000 after purchasing an additional 4,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Semanteon Capital Management LP bought a new position in Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at $580,000. Institutional investors own 81.57% of the company's stock.

Marcus Stock Down 4.8 %

MCS traded down $0.76 on Friday, hitting $15.23. The company had a trading volume of 200,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 442,255. The stock has a market capitalization of $483.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -44.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $18.85 and a 200-day moving average price of $19.27. The Marcus Co. has a 12-month low of $9.56 and a 12-month high of $23.16.

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Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.84%. Marcus's payout ratio is -107.69%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on MCS. Barrington Research reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $27.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and set a $25.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com cut Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th.

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.