Q1 EPS Estimates for Marcus Decreased by Barrington Research

Marcus Corporation (The) (NYSE:MCS) – Equities research analysts at Barrington Research reduced their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Marcus in a report issued on Thursday, October 16th. Barrington Research analyst P. Sholl now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.56) per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.52). Barrington Research has a “Outperform” rating and a $25.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Marcus’ current full-year earnings is $0.36 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Marcus’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS.

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

Marcus Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE MCS opened at $13.10 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $15.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $16.21. The company has a market capitalization of $410.00 million, a PE ratio of 29.10, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a current ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. Marcus has a 12 month low of $12.85 and a 12 month high of $23.16.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 332.2% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 162,193 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,735,000 after buying an additional 124,664 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 60.2% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 2,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 937 shares during the period. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 9.1% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 1,375,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,185,000 after buying an additional 114,556 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 47.6% during the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 61,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,031,000 after buying an additional 19,730 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its position in shares of Marcus by 27.6% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 63,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,073,000 after buying an additional 13,779 shares during the period. 81.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Marcus Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 25th were issued a $0.08 dividend. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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 is currently 71.11%.

Marcus Company Profile

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.