Marcus FY2025 EPS Estimate Decreased by Barrington Research

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $0.40. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $27.00 target price 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.

A number of other research firms also recently issued reports on MCS. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Marcus Stock Performance

Marcus stock opened at $17.13 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Marcus has a 12 month low of $9.56 and a 12 month high of $23.16. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $19.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $19.16. The company has a market cap of $543.73 million, a PE ratio of -50.37, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Marcus by 2,908.9% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 2,298 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new position in Marcus in the 4th quarter worth approximately $70,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its position in Marcus by 407,500.0% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,076 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,000 after acquiring an additional 4,075 shares during the period. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new stake in Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at $114,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Marcus during the 4th quarter worth $130,000. 81.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -107.69%.

Marcus Company 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.