Macy's (M) Competitors $12.44 -0.08 (-0.64%) Closing price 07/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.40 -0.04 (-0.36%) As of 07/7/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock M vs. AMZN, COST, NVDA, AEO, DDS, HD, KSS, LOW, TGT, and WMTShould you be buying Macy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Macy's include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Dillard's (DDS), Home Depot (HD), Kohl's (KSS), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT). Macy's vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale NVIDIA American Eagle Outfitters Dillard's Home Depot Kohl's Lowe's Companies Target Walmart Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Macy's (NYSE:M) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts prefer AMZN or M? Amazon.com currently has a consensus target price of $245.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.90%. Macy's has a consensus target price of $13.20, indicating a potential upside of 6.11%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Macy's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 45 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.98Macy's 2 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMZN or M? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Macy's. Macy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmazon.com$637.96B3.72$59.25B$6.1436.40Macy's$23.01B0.15$582M$1.976.31 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMZN or M? 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Macy's shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Macy's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AMZN or M more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.14% compared to Macy's' net margin of 2.45%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.14% beat Macy's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amazon.com10.14% 24.14% 10.90% Macy's 2.45%16.34%4.35% Which has more risk & volatility, AMZN or M? Amazon.com has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macy's has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AMZN or M? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 261 more articles in the media than Macy's. MarketBeat recorded 263 mentions for Amazon.com and 2 mentions for Macy's. Macy's' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.92 indicating that Macy's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Amazon.com 164 Very Positive mention(s) 40 Positive mention(s) 37 Neutral mention(s) 16 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Macy's 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmazon.com beats Macy's on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 M 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'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.40B$3.83B$26.57B$20.71BDividend Yield5.83%3.58%175.53%3.72%P/E Ratio6.3112.1329.4227.80Price / Sales0.150.874.6847.12Price / Cash2.126.5917.1518.22Price / Book0.761.825.754.59Net Income$582M$364.99M$872.97M$982.91M7 Day Performance0.81%-0.69%0.80%0.65%1 Month Performance1.30%4.11%2.84%4.26%1 Year Performance-34.28%-12.56%21.48%13.93% Macy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMacy's4.2532 of 5 stars$12.44-0.6%$13.20+6.1%-36.7%$3.40B$23.01B6.3194,189Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.2909 of 5 stars$219.61-1.7%$245.81+11.9%+11.7%$2.33T$637.96B35.771,556,000Trending NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.4966 of 5 stars$987.40+0.2%$1,034.79+4.8%+12.0%$437.89B$254.45B56.01333,000Trending NewsNVDANVIDIA4.8852 of 5 stars$158.09+0.2%$175.78+11.2%+25.8%$3.86T$130.50B51.0036,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters4.5671 of 5 stars$9.68-2.0%$14.70+51.9%-48.5%$1.68B$5.33B9.8844,000DDSDillard's3.028 of 5 stars$416.23+0.3%$310.00-25.5%+5.7%$6.51B$6.59B11.5028,800Analyst DowngradeHDHome Depot4.8504 of 5 stars$366.45-0.6%$426.77+16.5%+9.8%$364.59B$162.95B24.86520,700Trending NewsKSSKohl's3.5314 of 5 stars$8.45+0.1%$9.75+15.4%-59.5%$946.74M$16.22B7.7587,000LOWLowe's Companies4.8459 of 5 stars$221.87-0.8%$271.12+22.2%+5.2%$124.34B$83.67B18.38270,000Positive NewsTGTTarget4.8202 of 5 stars$98.74-0.5%$116.70+18.2%-30.2%$44.86B$106.57B10.85450,000WMTWalmart4.7631 of 5 stars$97.76+0.5%$106.50+8.9%+41.7%$780.17B$680.99B41.782,100,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Competitors COST Competitors NVDA Competitors AEO Competitors DDS Competitors HD Competitors KSS Competitors LOW Competitors TGT Competitors WMT 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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