Barrington Research Decreases Earnings Estimates for Marcus

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Barrington Research lowered their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Marcus in a note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.54. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price target 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 $0.23 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.54) EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Wedbush started coverage on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Finally, B. Riley assumed coverage on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, May 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $24.50.

Marcus Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $14.82 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $463.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.93, a PEG ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.42 and a current ratio of 0.39. Marcus has a fifty-two week low of $12.47 and a fifty-two week high of $23.16. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.67.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.04. Marcus had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 1.91%. The business had revenue of $206.04 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $192.79 million.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Marcus by 2,908.9% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 2,298 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Marcus in the 4th quarter worth approximately $70,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Marcus during the first quarter valued at $76,000. National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of Marcus by 407,500.0% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 4,075 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at about $114,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. This is a boost from Marcus’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 25th. Marcus’s payout ratio is currently 62.22%.

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.