Marcus (NYSE:MCS) Earns Outperform Rating from Barrington Research

Marcus (NYSE:MCS)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by equities research analysts at Barrington Research in a research note issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $27.00 price objective on the stock. Barrington Research’s price objective points to a potential upside of 47.10% from the stock’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $25.00 target price on shares of Marcus in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Marcus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th.

Marcus Price Performance

Shares of Marcus stock opened at $18.36 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $20.78 and a 200 day moving average of $18.77. Marcus has a 52 week low of $9.56 and a 52 week high of $23.16. The company has a market cap of $577.85 million, a PE ratio of -53.99, a P/E/G ratio of 3.12 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Marcus by 2,908.9% during the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 2,377 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after acquiring an additional 2,298 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Marcus in the 4th quarter worth approximately $70,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 4,075 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS bought a new position in Marcus during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Marcus during the fourth quarter valued at $130,000. 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.