Macy's (M) Competitors $13.66 -0.29 (-2.04%) As of 01:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock M vs. DDS, JWN, KSS, BURL, CASY, TPR, BLDR, DLTR, SFM, and CHWYShould you be buying Macy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Macy's include Dillard's (DDS), Nordstrom (JWN), Kohl's (KSS), Burlington Stores (BURL), Casey's General Stores (CASY), Tapestry (TPR), Builders FirstSource (BLDR), Dollar Tree (DLTR), Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM), and Chewy (CHWY). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Macy's vs. Dillard's Nordstrom Kohl's Burlington Stores Casey's General Stores Tapestry Builders FirstSource Dollar Tree Sprouts Farmers Market Chewy Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) and Macy's (NYSE:M) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DDS or M? Macy's received 504 more outperform votes than Dillard's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.86% of users gave Dillard's an outperform vote while only 58.00% of users gave Macy's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDillard'sOutperform Votes43159.86% Underperform Votes28940.14% Macy'sOutperform Votes93558.00% Underperform Votes67742.00% Do analysts recommend DDS or M? Dillard's currently has a consensus price target of $326.00, indicating a potential downside of 13.07%. Macy's has a consensus price target of $15.30, indicating a potential upside of 9.98%. Given Macy's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Macy's is more favorable than Dillard's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dillard's 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Macy's 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DDS or M? 67.2% of Dillard's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Macy's shares are held by institutional investors. 33.8% of Dillard's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Macy's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, DDS or M? Dillard's has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macy's has a beta of 2.07, indicating that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer DDS or M? In the previous week, Macy's had 1 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Macy's and 9 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Macy's' score of 0.99 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dillard's 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Macy's 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DDS or M? Dillard's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Macy's. Macy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dillard's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDillard's$6.59B0.90$738.85M$36.8910.17Macy's$23.01B0.17$105M$2.066.75 Is DDS or M a better dividend stock? Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Macy's pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Dillard's pays out 2.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Macy's pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dillard's has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Is DDS or M more profitable? Dillard's has a net margin of 9.55% compared to Macy's' net margin of 0.73%. Dillard's' return on equity of 32.13% beat Macy's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dillard's9.55% 32.13% 15.84% Macy's 0.73%21.99%5.60% SummaryDillard's and Macy's tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Macy's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for M and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart M vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMacy'sDepartment stores IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.86B$6.66B$24.87B$19.77BDividend Yield5.46%3.08%171.31%3.75%P/E Ratio23.583.9524.0334.14Price / Sales0.1710.603.4428.93Price / Cash2.307.5719.4917.54Price / Book0.924.595.674.65Net Income$105M$400.44M$784.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.55%1.04%2.89%1.47%1 Month Performance-4.42%-2.51%-5.21%-0.75%1 Year Performance-29.15%-1.55%-0.34%7.33% Macy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMacy's4.5071 of 5 stars$13.66-2.0%$15.30+12.0%-31.3%$3.80B$23.01B23.2285,581Analyst RevisionDDSDillard's3.4531 of 5 stars$360.88+1.0%$326.00-9.7%-16.1%$5.75B$6.59B9.3030,500Positive NewsJWNNordstrom3.5034 of 5 stars$24.23+0.1%$22.90-5.5%+28.1%$4.00B$15.02B15.4354,000Analyst ForecastKSSKohl's4.5589 of 5 stars$8.62+6.9%$12.56+45.8%-64.4%$959.01M$16.22B3.8899,000Options VolumeBURLBurlington Stores4.5338 of 5 stars$234.69+2.7%$323.20+37.7%+9.8%$14.90B$10.63B32.1471,049Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionCASYCasey's General Stores3.6859 of 5 stars$400.99+1.4%$423.09+5.5%+30.3%$14.91B$15.55B28.0045,359Positive NewsTPRTapestry3.9982 of 5 stars$71.55+1.5%$78.53+9.7%+61.2%$14.81B$6.78B20.7318,100Positive NewsBLDRBuilders FirstSource4.8767 of 5 stars$129.58+2.7%$190.72+47.2%-37.5%$14.72B$16.40B14.3029,000Positive NewsDLTRDollar Tree3.1806 of 5 stars$65.68+1.7%$84.79+29.1%-44.5%$14.13B$31.22B-13.78210,600Upcoming EarningsSFMSprouts Farmers Market3.2464 of 5 stars$141.98+3.8%$162.92+14.7%+128.7%$13.99B$7.72B37.7532,000CHWYChewy3.2737 of 5 stars$33.36+0.2%$37.30+11.8%+104.6%$13.59B$11.44B36.6618,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDS Competitors JWN Competitors KSS Competitors BURL Competitors CASY Competitors TPR Competitors BLDR Competitors DLTR Competitors SFM Competitors CHWY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:M) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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