Barrington Research Has Positive View of Marcus Q1 Earnings

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Research analysts at Barrington Research boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Marcus in a report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.52) for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of ($0.53). Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 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’ FY2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS and Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.41) EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on MCS. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research note on Friday, April 11th. StockNews.com downgraded Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th.

Marcus Stock Down 1.7 %

MCS opened at $15.99 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $17.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.27. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Marcus has a twelve month low of $9.56 and a twelve month high of $23.16. The stock has a market cap of $507.67 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -47.03, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Marcus

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Marcus during the 1st quarter valued at $76,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in Marcus by 1,529.9% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 69,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,162,000 after buying an additional 65,327 shares in the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at about $298,000. Virtus Investment Advisers Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Marcus in the fourth quarter worth about $226,000. Finally, State of Wyoming boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 145.7% in the fourth quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 19,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $428,000 after acquiring an additional 11,810 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were issued a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. Marcus’s payout ratio is -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.