The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) Stock Holdings Increased by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank lifted its holdings in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 47,100 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the quarter. Swiss National Bank owned approximately 0.15% of Marcus worth $1,013,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at $220,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Marcus in the 4th quarter worth $274,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in Marcus by 54.9% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 19,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,000 after buying an additional 7,067 shares during the period. Walleye Trading LLC boosted its stake in Marcus by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Walleye Trading LLC now owns 34,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $512,000 after purchasing an additional 4,300 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at $680,000. 81.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MCS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Benchmark reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com cut shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Finally, Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Thursday, February 27th.

Marcus Trading Down 3.4 %

Shares of MCS stock opened at $16.56 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $525.76 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.71, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $19.24 and a 200-day moving average of $19.20. The Marcus Co. has a 52-week low of $9.56 and a 52-week high of $23.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54.

Marcus Announces Dividend

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 $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.69%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -107.69%.

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.