Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Marcus FY2025 Earnings

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research cut their FY2025 earnings estimates for Marcus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now anticipates that the company will earn $0.31 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.40. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $27.00 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’ FY2027 earnings at $0.60 EPS.

MCS has been the subject of several other reports. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com lowered Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th.

Marcus Stock Up 1.3 %

MCS stock opened at $17.41 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $552.72 million, a PE ratio of -51.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. Marcus has a 12 month low of $9.56 and a 12 month high of $23.16. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.35 and a 200 day simple moving average of $19.17.

Marcus Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.61%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Marcus’s payout ratio is -107.69%.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MCS. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Marcus by 142.0% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 83,101 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,252,000 after buying an additional 48,759 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in Marcus by 2,057.5% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 52,406 shares of the company’s stock valued at $790,000 after acquiring an additional 49,977 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Trading LLC grew its stake in Marcus by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter. Walleye Trading LLC now owns 34,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $512,000 after acquiring an additional 4,300 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Marcus by 135.3% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 392,388 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,913,000 after purchasing an additional 225,644 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Marcus by 1.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 561,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,467,000 after purchasing an additional 7,320 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

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.