Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Makes New $951,000 Investment in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS)

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC acquired a new position in shares of The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 44,227 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $951,000. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC owned approximately 0.14% of Marcus as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,440,951 shares of the company's stock worth $30,980,000 after acquiring an additional 8,102 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its stake in shares of Marcus by 23.4% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,619 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,837,000 after purchasing an additional 139,577 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Marcus by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 561,687 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,467,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in shares of Marcus by 135.3% during the 3rd 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. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Marcus by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 169,183 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,637,000 after buying an additional 8,207 shares in the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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Marcus Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE:MCS traded down $0.10 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $16.59. The stock had a trading volume of 59,661 shares, compared to its average volume of 442,777. The Marcus Co. 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 quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm's fifty day moving average is $19.17 and its 200 day moving average is $19.26. The stock has a market cap of $526.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.79, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. Marcus's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -107.69%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MCS has been the subject of a number of research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of Marcus from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Benchmark restated a "buy" rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $27.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, February 27th.

Marcus 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.