Barrington Research Has Negative View of Marcus Q2 Earnings

The Marcus Co. (NYSE:MCS) – Research analysts at Barrington Research dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued on Monday, November 4th. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now expects that the company will earn $0.08 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.11. Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $20.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.19 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus’ FY2025 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

Several other analysts have also commented on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Marcus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Benchmark raised their target price on shares of Marcus from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st.

Marcus Trading Down 1.7 %

Shares of NYSE MCS opened at $22.00 on Wednesday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $16.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.31. Marcus has a 1-year low of $9.56 and a 1-year high of $22.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $707.30 million, a P/E ratio of -64.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.60 and a beta of 1.48.

Institutional Trading of Marcus

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its position in Marcus by 221.8% in the first quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 15,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $216,000 after buying an additional 10,454 shares during the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Marcus by 9.9% in the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 32,951 shares of the company’s stock worth $470,000 after acquiring an additional 2,955 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of Marcus by 8.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 141,822 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,022,000 after purchasing an additional 10,675 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Marcus by 25.4% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 17,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,000 after purchasing an additional 3,527 shares during the period. Finally, Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Marcus by 5.8% in the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 35,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $506,000 after purchasing an additional 1,947 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Marcus news, VP Thomas F. Kissinger sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.31, for a total transaction of $178,480.00. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 186,585 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,162,711.35. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 25th will be paid a dividend of $0.07 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 25th. This represents a $0.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.27%. Marcus’s payout ratio is -82.35%.

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.