Marcus (MCS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) is anticipated to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 27th. Analysts expect Marcus to post earnings of $0.04 per share and revenue of $183.00 million for the quarter. Persons that wish to listen to the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Marcus Price Performance

Shares of MCS opened at $21.54 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market cap of $677.92 million, a PE ratio of -63.34, a PEG ratio of 3.22 and a beta of 1.53. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $20.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $18.47. Marcus has a twelve month low of $9.56 and a twelve month high of $23.16.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be paid a $0.07 dividend. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. Marcus’s payout ratio is presently -82.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on MCS shares. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. StockNews.com raised Marcus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Benchmark restated a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

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.