Barrington Research Predicts Lower Earnings for Marcus

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Research analysts at Barrington Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn $0.39 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.41. Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus’ Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.53) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

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

A number of other research firms also recently commented on MCS. Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a report on Friday, April 11th. B. Riley assumed coverage on Marcus in a report on Friday, May 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Wedbush assumed coverage on Marcus in a report on Friday. They set an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $24.50.

Marcus Trading Up 3.3%

MCS stock opened at $17.81 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $557.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -42.40, a PEG ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 0.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $17.31 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.01. Marcus has a 52 week low of $11.38 and a 52 week high of $23.16.

Marcus Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 27th were issued a $0.07 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.57%. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio is currently -66.67%.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at about $680,000. Swiss National Bank grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 47,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Semanteon Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at about $580,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Marcus by 23.4% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,837,000 after acquiring an additional 139,577 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in shares of Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at about $114,000. 81.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.