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After finishing at $11.32 in the prior trading day, Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) closed at $11.49, up 1.50%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6.66 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of M by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.35 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.14. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.37 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.27.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Telsey Advisory Group on May 29, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $14 from $15 previously.
On April 28, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Equal Weight rating and target price of $12.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on April 22, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $12.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’25 when Griscom Paul sold 489 shares for $12.89 per share. The transaction valued at 6,303 led to the insider holds 36,222 shares of the business.
Kirgan Danielle L. sold 4,522 shares of M for $58,256 on Apr 01 ’25. The EVP, Chief HR Officer now owns 386,161 shares after completing the transaction at $12.88 per share. On Apr 01 ’25, another insider, Mitchell Adrian V, who serves as the EVP, COO & CFO of the company, sold 101,633 shares for $12.88 each. As a result, the insider received 1,309,033 and left with 236,201 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Macy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.34. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.70.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, M has reached a high of $20.47, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.66%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 271.50M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 269.23M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.80% stake in the company.
