MCS
The Marcus Corporation
MCS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over MCS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals.
MCS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
MCS's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
MCS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 31x | $27.22 | — |
| Cheap | 32x | $24.94 | -8.4% |
| Current | 34x | $27.22 | — |
| Fair | 42x | $33.12 | +22% |
| Expensive | 429x | $339 | +1145% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MCS's PE is in its cheap range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 31x next year's earnings.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT has the edge over MCS in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
MCS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect MCS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
MCS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.87 | +10% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.79 | +216% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.71 | +54% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.44 | +$0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.41 | +$0.65 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.25 | +$0.49 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.46 | +$1.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.40 | -238% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.24 | -167% |
MCS has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is up 216% for MCS versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
MCS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $237.8M | +13% |
| Q2 2026 | $231.7M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $154.4M | +3.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $193.5M | +2.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $210.2M | -9.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $206M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $148.8M | +7.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $188.3M | +17% |
MCS's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $238M last quarter, up 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +1.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 12% | +5.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -12% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.9% | +2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.3% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -14% | -1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2% | -1.9 points |
MCS's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 1.9 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
MCS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.4M | +56% |
| Q2 2026 | $44M | +198% |
| Q1 2026 | -$21.9M | +$36.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $26.4M | -2.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $18.2M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $14.7M | -8.7% |
| Q1 2025 | -$58.3M | -$27.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $27.1M | +29% |
MCS generated $77M in free cash flow over the past year, more than ten times what it generated the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
MCS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +455K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +329K shares |
| 3 years | -23% | -9.5M shares |
| 5 years | +0.3% | +100K shares |
| Available history | +1.1% | +352K shares |
MCS has 32M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
MCS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.4x | Healthy |
MCS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.9 years a year ago.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
MCS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 58.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.4 | Neutral |
MCS's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
MCS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | MCS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 16x | 109% above |
| PE % | 23 | 26 | 3 pts below |
MCS is trading at 34x earnings, a 109% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT has the edge over MCS on valuation relative to its sector.
MCS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $27.3 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $27.1 | 0.6% above |
| 50 week MA | $21.3 | 28% above |
| 100 week MA | $19.2 | 42% above |
| 200 week MA | $17.1 | 59% above |
MCS has stronger trend alignment. MCS is above 4 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
MCS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.9 | $12.5 | -61% |
| 2021 | $12.5 | $17.9 | +44% |
| 2022 | $17.9 | $13.9 | -22% |
| 2023 | $13.9 | $14.6 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $14.6 | $21.4 | +47% |
| 2025 | $21.4 | $15.4 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.4 | $27.2 | +77% |
MCS has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.