Q3 EPS Estimates for Marcus Boosted by Barrington Research

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Research analysts at Barrington Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Marcus in a report released on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.40 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.34. Barrington Research 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’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.23 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.82 EPS.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.04. Marcus had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 1.91%.The firm had revenue of $206.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $192.79 million.

Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on MCS. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marcus in a research note on Tuesday. Benchmark cut their price objective on Marcus from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research upgraded Marcus from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Wedbush started coverage on Marcus in a research report on Friday, July 18th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $23.75.

Marcus Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $13.16 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $15.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.23. Marcus has a 52-week low of $12.95 and a 52-week high of $23.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $411.91 million, a P/E ratio of 29.24, a PEG ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Investors of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This is a positive change from Marcus’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio is currently 71.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marcus

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Marcus by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,500,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,040,000 after buying an additional 59,336 shares in the last quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in Marcus in the 1st quarter worth approximately $745,000. American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in Marcus by 14.7% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 844,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,102,000 after buying an additional 108,334 shares in the last quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P grew its holdings in Marcus by 63.2% in the 1st quarter. Martingale Asset Management L P now owns 71,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,192,000 after buying an additional 27,678 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Marcus by 1.7% in the 1st quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 208,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,474,000 after buying an additional 3,437 shares in the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.