Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC Takes Position in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS)

Integrated Quantitative Investments LLC purchased a new position in The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 13,573 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $292,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Swiss National Bank grew 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 valued at $1,013,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. National Bank of Canada FI raised its holdings in Marcus by 407,500.0% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 4,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 4,075 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new stake in Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at $114,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at $130,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in shares of Marcus by 54.9% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 19,944 shares of the company’s stock worth $429,000 after purchasing an additional 7,067 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Stock Performance

Shares of MCS opened at $15.23 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $483.54 million, a P/E ratio of -44.79, a PEG ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The Marcus Co. has a one year low of $9.56 and a one year high of $23.16. The business has a fifty day moving average of $18.85 and a 200 day moving average of $19.27.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 25th were given a dividend of $0.07 per share. This represents a $0.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.84%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 25th. Marcus’s payout ratio is currently -107.69%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

MCS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. StockNews.com cut Marcus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. Barrington Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $27.00 price target on shares of Marcus in a report on Thursday, February 27th. Finally, Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating and set a $25.00 price objective 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.