Barrington Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Marcus

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Barrington Research cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.31 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.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on MCS. StockNews.com cut Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Benchmark reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Marcus Price Performance

Shares of Marcus stock traded down $0.59 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $16.56. 118,343 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 445,558. Marcus has a 52-week low of $9.56 and a 52-week high of $23.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $19.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $19.20. The company has a market capitalization of $525.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marcus

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,481,190 shares of the company's stock worth $31,845,000 after acquiring an additional 24,325 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Marcus by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,440,951 shares of the company's stock worth $30,980,000 after purchasing an additional 8,102 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Marcus by 23.4% in the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,619 shares of the company's stock worth $15,837,000 after purchasing an additional 139,577 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 69.8% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 599,118 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,881,000 after buying an additional 246,375 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 1.3% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 561,687 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,467,000 after buying an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.69%. Marcus's payout ratio is currently -107.69%.

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.