B. Riley Issues Optimistic Outlook for Marcus Earnings

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Marcus in a note issued to investors on Sunday, July 20th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.13 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.11. B. Riley currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Marcus’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.58 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

MCS has been the subject of several other reports. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, April 11th. Wedbush started coverage on Marcus in a report on Friday, July 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, May 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $24.50.

Marcus Trading Up 1.8%

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $18.05 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.42, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. Marcus has a one year low of $11.58 and a one year high of $23.16. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $17.33 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $564.96 million, a PE ratio of -42.98, a PEG ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 1.24.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The company reported ($0.54) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.52) by ($0.02). Marcus had a negative net margin of 1.71% and a positive return on equity of 1.51%. The business had revenue of $148.77 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $145.50 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marcus

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in Marcus by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 64,448 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 4.7% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after buying an additional 624 shares during the period. Sterling Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Marcus by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 8,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,000 after buying an additional 693 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Marcus by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 95,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after buying an additional 778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in Marcus by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 47,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.55%. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio is currently -66.67%.

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.