B. Riley Issues Optimistic Forecast for Marcus Earnings

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Investment analysts at B. Riley upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for Marcus in a report released on Thursday, October 31st. B. Riley analyst E. Wold now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.65 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.55. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $20.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is ($0.03) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Marcus’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. StockNews.com raised Marcus from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Barrington Research restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Benchmark lifted their price target on shares of Marcus from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday.

Marcus Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:MCS opened at $21.10 on Monday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $15.43 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $678.47 million, a PE ratio of -62.06 and a beta of 1.48. Marcus has a 12 month low of $9.56 and a 12 month high of $21.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.51.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Marcus in the third quarter valued at $32,000. Innealta Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Marcus during the second quarter valued at approximately $30,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Marcus by 3,319.0% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,872 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 2,788 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in Marcus by 53.0% in the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,858 shares of the company’s stock worth $58,000 after buying an additional 1,336 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning bought a new position in shares of Marcus in the third quarter valued at $159,000. 81.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.