Marcus (NYSE:MCS - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Benchmark in a research report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $25.00 price target on the stock. Benchmark's price target suggests a potential upside of 57.53% from the company's current price.
A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on MCS. Barrington Research restated an "outperform" rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th.
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Marcus Price Performance
MCS traded down $0.39 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 53,478 shares, compared to its average volume of 436,132. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $17.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $503.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -46.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.24. Marcus has a 12 month low of $9.56 and a 12 month high of $23.16.
Institutional Trading of Marcus
Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC grew its stake in Marcus by 135.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 392,388 shares of the company's stock worth $5,913,000 after buying an additional 225,644 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position 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 worth $8,467,000 after acquiring an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Range Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Marcus during the 4th quarter worth approximately $882,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of Marcus by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 19,944 shares of the company's stock worth $429,000 after purchasing an additional 7,067 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its position in shares of Marcus by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 169,183 shares of the company's stock worth $3,637,000 after buying an additional 8,207 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company's stock.
About Marcus
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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.
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