Barrington Research Has Weak Forecast for Marcus Q1 Earnings

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Investment analysts at Barrington Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Marcus in a report issued on Monday, March 24th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will post earnings of ($0.53) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.44). Barrington Research currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $27.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus’ Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.44) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on MCS. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th.

Marcus Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of Marcus stock opened at $17.13 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $543.73 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.37, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. Marcus has a twelve month low of $9.56 and a twelve month high of $23.16. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $19.30 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Marcus in the fourth quarter worth approximately $680,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in Marcus by 22.8% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 102,030 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,194,000 after acquiring an additional 18,929 shares during the period. Barclays PLC grew its holdings in Marcus by 135.3% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 392,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,913,000 after acquiring an additional 225,644 shares during the period. Range Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in Marcus in the fourth quarter worth about $882,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Marcus in the 4th quarter valued at about $274,000. 81.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Marcus Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.63%. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -107.69%.

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.