Macy's (M) Competitors $11.32 -0.05 (-0.44%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock M vs. DDS, JWN, KSS, BURL, TPX, KMX, PFGC, TXRH, CART, and SNShould 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), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), CarMax (KMX), Performance Food Group (PFGC), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Maplebear (CART), and SharkNinja (SN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector. Macy's vs. Dillard's Nordstrom Kohl's Burlington Stores Tempur Sealy International CarMax Performance Food Group Texas Roadhouse Maplebear SharkNinja Macy's (NYSE:M) and Dillard's (NYSE:DDS) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends and risk. Which has higher valuation and earnings, M or DDS? Dillard's has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioMacy's$23.01B0.14$105M$2.065.49Dillard's$6.59B0.76$738.85M$36.898.57 Is M or DDS 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 Macy's0.73% 21.99% 5.60% Dillard's 9.55%32.13%15.84% Which has more volatility & risk, M or DDS? Macy's has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dillard's has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer M or DDS? Macy's received 504 more outperform votes than Dillard's when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.78% of users gave Dillard's an outperform vote while only 57.97% of users gave Macy's an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMacy'sOutperform Votes93557.97% Underperform Votes67842.03% Dillard'sOutperform Votes43159.78% Underperform Votes29040.22% Is M or DDS a better dividend stock? Macy's pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Dillard's pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Macy's pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dillard's pays out 2.7% 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. Does the media favor M or DDS? In the previous week, Macy's had 7 more articles in the media than Dillard's. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Macy's and 8 mentions for Dillard's. Dillard's' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Macy's' score of 1.26 indicating that Dillard's is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Macy's 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dillard's 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer M or DDS? Macy's currently has a consensus price target of $15.30, suggesting a potential upside of 35.40%. Dillard's has a consensus price target of $326.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.14%. 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 Macy's 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.15Dillard's 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of M or DDS? 87.4% of Macy's shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.2% of Dillard's shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Macy's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 33.8% of Dillard's shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMacy's and Dillard'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$3.15B$6.36B$23.10B$18.47BDividend Yield6.15%1.99%170.24%4.25%P/E Ratio19.153.6821.5530.90Price / Sales0.1412.313.7126.25Price / Cash2.307.5719.4117.54Price / Book0.754.385.534.27Net Income$105M$400.44M$781.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.98%1.86%2.29%3.62%1 Month Performance-13.64%-0.73%-5.22%-7.31%1 Year Performance-41.45%3.38%-1.96%-0.58% Macy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMacy's4.884 of 5 stars$11.32-0.4%$15.20+34.3%-41.1%$3.15B$23.01B19.1988,900Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsDDSDillard's3.4539 of 5 stars$300.30-5.3%$326.00+8.6%-24.4%$4.80B$6.59B7.7630,500Positive NewsGap UpJWNNordstrom2.9488 of 5 stars$23.54+0.9%$22.80-3.2%+25.0%$3.88B$15.02B14.9772,000Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeKSSKohl's4.3926 of 5 stars$6.78-5.5%$11.87+75.1%-70.4%$755.22M$16.22B3.0699,000Analyst ForecastGap UpBURLBurlington Stores4.4389 of 5 stars$225.89-2.4%$323.20+43.1%+26.6%$14.32B$10.63B31.0362,400Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpTPXTempur Sealy International3.5793 of 5 starsN/A$72.43+∞N/A$11.94B$4.93B27.7312,000KMXCarMax3.9282 of 5 stars$72.98-3.6%$90.64+24.2%-4.0%$11.24B$25.98B24.7632,600Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePFGCPerformance Food Group4.397 of 5 stars$71.06-3.0%$95.73+34.7%+9.1%$11.09B$60.10B28.6235,000Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.6336 of 5 stars$154.38-3.4%$192.23+24.5%+7.8%$10.33B$5.37B24.0391,000Positive NewsCARTMaplebear3.7007 of 5 stars$37.34-0.1%$50.13+34.3%+8.9%$9.96B$3.38B25.253,380Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsSNSharkNinja3.0654 of 5 stars$69.20-1.3%$122.50+77.0%+20.0%$9.74B$5.53B22.313,019Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DDS Competitors JWN Competitors KSS Competitors BURL Competitors TPX Competitors KMX Competitors PFGC Competitors TXRH Competitors CART Competitors SN 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 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Last Time This Happened, Americans Lost BillionsWall Street leaders just held a secret meeting in Las Vegas. 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