B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for Marcus Earnings

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Research analysts at B. Riley cut their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Marcus in a research report issued on Sunday, October 19th. B. Riley analyst D. Crum now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.25 per share for the year, down from their previous 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.

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

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

Marcus Trading Up 4.6%

NYSE MCS opened at $13.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $430.36 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $15.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $16.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a current ratio of 0.39. Marcus has a 52 week low of $12.85 and a 52 week high of $23.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in MCS. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in shares of Marcus by 332.2% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 162,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,735,000 after purchasing an additional 124,664 shares during the last quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Marcus by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,375,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,185,000 after acquiring an additional 114,556 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Marcus by 94.5% during the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 223,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,772,000 after acquiring an additional 108,771 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Marcus by 14.7% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 844,953 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,102,000 after acquiring an additional 108,334 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC acquired a new position in shares of Marcus during the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,759,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.57% of the company’s stock.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were given a dividend of $0.08 per share. This is a positive change from Marcus’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.07. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 25th. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. Marcus’s payout ratio is presently 71.11%.

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.