15,288 Shares in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) Purchased by Fox Run Management L.L.C.

Fox Run Management L.L.C. bought a new stake in shares of The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 15,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $329,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $114,000. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Marcus by 23.4% during the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,837,000 after buying an additional 139,577 shares during the period. Semanteon Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at $580,000. Counterpoint Mutual Funds LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marcus in the fourth quarter worth $706,000. Finally, Swiss National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Marcus by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 47,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,013,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $17.41 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $19.35 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.17. 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. The firm has a market cap of $552.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -51.20, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57.

Marcus Announces Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have weighed in on MCS. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, February 27th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th.

Marcus 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.