Barrington Research Estimates Marcus’ Q2 Earnings (NYSE:MCS)

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Barrington Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Marcus in a note issued to investors on Monday, March 3rd. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now expects that the company will earn $0.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.07. 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’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.60 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on MCS. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com cut shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 28th.

Marcus Stock Down 1.3 %

Shares of MCS stock opened at $17.01 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $535.54 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.03, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.53. 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 has a 52-week low of $9.56 and a 52-week high of $23.16. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $20.63 and its 200-day moving average is $18.91.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th will be given a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.65%. Marcus’s payout ratio is presently -107.69%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MCS. Lazard Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Marcus by 2,908.9% during the 4th quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 2,298 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Marcus during the 4th quarter worth approximately $70,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in shares of Marcus by 407,500.0% during the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 4,075 shares in the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in shares of Marcus during the 4th quarter worth approximately $114,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Marcus during the 4th quarter worth approximately $130,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

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.