Macy's (M) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Macy's, Inc. engages in the retail of apparel, accessories, cosmetics, home furnishings, and other consumer goods. The firm's brands include Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury. It offers men's, women's, and children's apparel, women's accessories, intimate apparel, shoes, cosmetics, fragrances, as well as home and miscellaneous products. The company was founded by Rowland H. Macy in 1858 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.72 to $13.30
• 50-Day Range: $12.60 to $15.80
• 52-Week Range: $12.48 to $20.70
• Volume: 6.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 22.41
• Dividend Yield: 5.52%
• Price Target: $15.30
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Macy's Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Macy's scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 36th out of 213 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Macy's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.15, and is based on 1 buy rating, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Macy's has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Macy's are expected to grow by 2.09% in the coming year, from $2.39 to $2.44 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Macy's is 22.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Macy's is 22.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 24.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Macy's has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.81% of the float of Macy's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Macy's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Macy's has recently increased by 11.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Macy's is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.70%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Macy's does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Macy's is 35.44%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Macy's will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.92% next year. This indicates that Macy's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.05

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.81% of the float of Macy's has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Macy's has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Macy's has recently increased by 11.39%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Macy's has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.74 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Macy's this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 46 people have searched for M on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Macy's to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 117% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Macy's insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $537,790.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.77% of the stock of Macy's is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.36% of the stock of Macy's is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

M Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have M shares performed this year?

Macy's' stock was trading at $16.93 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, M stock has decreased by 21.9% and is now trading at $13.22.
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How were Macy's' earnings last quarter?

Macy's, Inc. (NYSE:M) posted its earnings results on Thursday, March, 6th. The company reported $1.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.25. The company earned $7.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.76 billion. Macy's had a net margin of 0.73% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 21.99%.

Does Macy's have any subsidiaries?

Macy's subsidiaries include these companies: STORY, Bluemercury, May Department Stores Company, Broadway Stores, Advertex Communications Inc., Bloomingdales.com LLC, Bloomingdale's LLC, and more.

How do I buy shares of Macy's?

Shares of M stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Macy's own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Macy's investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Verizon Communications (VZ), Humana (HUM), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 1/2 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/2 Dividend: 12/13/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/02/2025
• Last Earnings: 3/06/2025
• Record date for 4/1 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend: 3/14/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/01/2025
• Today: 4/02/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/20/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Department stores
• Sub-Industry: Department Stores
• Current Symbol: NYSE:M
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:FD
• CIK: 794367
• Web: www.macysinc.com
• Phone: (212) 494-1621
• Fax: 212-494-1838
• Employees: 88,900
• Year Founded: 1858

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $15.30
• High Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $8.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.15
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.53
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $105 million
• Net Margins: 0.73%
• Pretax Margin: 0.99%
• Return on Equity: 21.99%
• Return on Assets: 5.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.67
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 0.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.16
• Cash Flow: $5.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.30
• Book Value: $15.10 per share
• Price / Book: 0.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 277,636,000
• Free Float: 269,945,000
• Market Cap: $3.67 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.07