Marcus (MCS) Competitors $16.24 +0.04 (+0.22%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.26 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MCS vs. VAC, ABNB, MAR, RCL, CCL, H, CHH, AMC, RDI, and CNKShould you be buying Marcus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Marcus include Marriott Vacations Worldwide (VAC), Airbnb (ABNB), Marriott International (MAR), Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), Carnival Co. & (CCL), Hyatt Hotels (H), Choice Hotels International (CHH), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Reading International (RDI), and Cinemark (CNK). These companies are all part of the "consumer discretionary" sector. Marcus vs. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Airbnb Marriott International Royal Caribbean Cruises Carnival Co. & Hyatt Hotels Choice Hotels International AMC Entertainment Reading International Cinemark Marriott Vacations Worldwide (NYSE:VAC) and Marcus (NYSE:MCS) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VAC or MCS? Marriott Vacations Worldwide received 38 more outperform votes than Marcus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.27% of users gave Marcus an outperform vote while only 63.50% of users gave Marriott Vacations Worldwide an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMarriott Vacations WorldwideOutperform Votes48263.50% Underperform Votes27736.50% MarcusOutperform Votes44471.27% Underperform Votes17928.73% Is VAC or MCS a better dividend stock? Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays an annual dividend of $3.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Marcus pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide pays out 56.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Marcus pays out -107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is VAC or MCS more profitable? Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a net margin of 4.20% compared to Marcus' net margin of -1.44%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide's return on equity of 10.89% beat Marcus' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Marriott Vacations Worldwide4.20% 10.89% 2.67% Marcus -1.44%1.39%0.61% Which has more volatility & risk, VAC or MCS? Marriott Vacations Worldwide has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marcus has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend VAC or MCS? Marriott Vacations Worldwide currently has a consensus target price of $98.13, indicating a potential upside of 84.58%. Marcus has a consensus target price of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 47.77%. Given Marriott Vacations Worldwide's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Marriott Vacations Worldwide is more favorable than Marcus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Marriott Vacations Worldwide 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Marcus 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor VAC or MCS? In the previous week, Marriott Vacations Worldwide had 6 more articles in the media than Marcus. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Marriott Vacations Worldwide and 5 mentions for Marcus. Marcus' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Marriott Vacations Worldwide's score of 0.97 indicating that Marcus is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Marriott Vacations Worldwide 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Marcus 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VAC or MCS? 89.5% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.6% of Marcus shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Marriott Vacations Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Marcus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VAC or MCS? Marriott Vacations Worldwide has higher revenue and earnings than Marcus. Marcus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Marriott Vacations Worldwide, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMarriott Vacations Worldwide$4.97B0.37$254M$5.629.46Marcus$735.56M0.70$14.79M-$0.26-62.47 SummaryMarriott Vacations Worldwide beats Marcus on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Marcus News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MCS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMarcusMotion picture theaters IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$515.64M$1.27B$7.47B$18.62BDividend Yield1.84%1.55%3.51%4.24%P/E Ratio-47.7713.8115.9631.24Price / Sales0.700.557.5225.86Price / Cash8.176.4516.4217.54Price / Book1.092.544.154.31Net Income$14.79M-$56.07M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.17%7.24%5.41%6.92%1 Month Performance0.66%2.32%-6.75%-6.59%1 Year Performance24.55%16.91%-6.73%1.58% Marcus Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCSMarcus4.4989 of 5 stars$16.25+0.2%$23.33+43.6%+23.2%$515.76M$735.56M-47.787,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsVACMarriott Vacations Worldwide4.9606 of 5 stars$53.04-2.8%$102.75+93.7%-44.5%$1.83B$4.97B10.1021,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeABNBAirbnb3.9996 of 5 stars$106.30-0.3%$147.41+38.7%-29.0%$67.03B$11.10B25.746,810High Trading VolumeMARMarriott International4.7475 of 5 stars$213.36-0.6%$286.05+34.1%-11.0%$58.88B$25.10B25.64377,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRCLRoyal Caribbean Cruises4.995 of 5 stars$178.88+0.5%$279.58+56.3%+50.4%$48.14B$16.49B16.73102,500CCLCarnival Co. &4.9197 of 5 stars$16.39-0.7%$26.89+64.1%+24.0%$19.12B$25.42B11.7940,000Positive NewsHHyatt Hotels4.8061 of 5 stars$105.71-3.7%$161.97+53.2%-28.6%$10.16B$6.65B8.5050,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeCHHChoice Hotels International3.7273 of 5 stars$118.89-3.7%$140.62+18.3%+4.0%$5.56B$1.58B19.081,500Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAMCAMC Entertainment3.3049 of 5 stars$2.74+3.2%$4.76+73.9%+9.4%$1.18B$4.64B-1.7033,700Short Interest ↑RDIReading International2.9071 of 5 stars$1.25-1.6%$2.40+92.0%-35.0%$28.03M$210.53M-0.662,020High Trading VolumeCNKCinemark4.5772 of 5 stars$25.66+4.4%$32.70+27.5%+56.5%$3.03B$3.05B12.6417,500High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Marriott Vacations Worldwide Competitors Airbnb Competitors Marriott International Competitors Royal Caribbean Cruises Competitors Carnival Co. & Competitors Hyatt Hotels Competitors Choice Hotels International Competitors AMC Entertainment Competitors Reading International Competitors Cinemark Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:MCS) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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