Q1 EPS Estimates for Marcus Reduced by Barrington Research

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Equities researchers at Barrington Research decreased their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Marcus in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.56) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.52). 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 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Marcus from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marcus in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Wedbush assumed coverage on Marcus in a report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Benchmark dropped 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. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.75.

Marcus Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $13.16 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.23. Marcus has a fifty-two week low of $12.95 and a fifty-two week high of $23.16. The company has a market cap of $411.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.24, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02.

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

Marcus Increases Dividend

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

Institutional Trading of Marcus

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Marcus by 4.1% during the first 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 during the period. Allianz Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in Marcus during the first quarter worth $745,000. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in Marcus by 14.7% during the first 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 during the period. Martingale Asset Management L P lifted its holdings in Marcus by 63.2% during the first 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 during the period. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Marcus by 1.7% during the first 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 during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

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.