Wedbush Has Positive Forecast for Marcus Q2 Earnings

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Stock analysts at Wedbush raised their Q2 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Marcus in a research note issued on Monday, November 3rd. Wedbush analyst A. Reese now expects that the company will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.31. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October 31st. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $210.15 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $214.14 million. Marcus had a net margin of 1.91% and a return on equity of 4.28%.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on MCS. Zacks Research raised Marcus from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Barrington Research reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marcus in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Benchmark cut their price objective on shares of Marcus from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Marcus has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $23.75.

Marcus Stock Performance

Shares of MCS opened at $14.60 on Tuesday. Marcus has a 1 year low of $12.85 and a 1 year high of $23.16. The company has a market capitalization of $457.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.45, a PEG ratio of 3.06 and a beta of 1.02. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in shares of Marcus by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 13,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $231,000 after purchasing an additional 624 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in Marcus by 0.8% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 95,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,000 after buying an additional 778 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in Marcus by 60.2% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,494 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 937 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in Marcus by 45.3% in the second quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 6,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $111,000 after buying an additional 2,057 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its holdings in shares of Marcus by 38.6% in the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 8,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after acquiring an additional 2,424 shares during the last quarter. 81.57% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Marcus announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Friday, October 31st that permits the company to repurchase 4,000,000 shares. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

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.