B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Marcus Earnings

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Stock analysts at B. Riley dropped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Marcus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, October 19th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.25 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Marcus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Zacks Research upgraded Marcus from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Wedbush began coverage on Marcus in a research report on Friday, July 18th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Marcus in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and set a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Finally, Benchmark reduced their target price on Marcus from $25.00 to $22.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $23.75.

Marcus Price Performance

Shares of MCS stock opened at $13.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $15.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $16.20. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. The firm has a market cap of $430.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. Marcus has a 12 month low of $12.85 and a 12 month high of $23.16.

Marcus (NYSE:MCS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 1st. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $206.04 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $192.79 million. Marcus had a return on equity of 4.28% and a net margin of 1.91%.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a dividend of $0.08 per share. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. This is an increase from Marcus’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 25th. Marcus’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 71.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Marcus

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of MCS. Bailard Inc. bought a new position in shares of Marcus during the 1st quarter valued at about $249,000. Allianz Asset Management GmbH bought a new position in shares of Marcus during the 1st quarter valued at about $745,000. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 94.4% during the 1st quarter. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd now owns 24,814 shares of the company’s stock valued at $414,000 after purchasing an additional 12,051 shares in the last quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its holdings in shares of Marcus by 38.6% during the 1st quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 8,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,000 after purchasing an additional 2,424 shares in the last quarter. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of Marcus during the 1st quarter valued at about $548,000. Institutional investors own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

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.