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After finishing at $13.36 in the prior trading day, Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) closed at $13.23, down -0.97%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.37 million shares were traded. M stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.4846 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.18.
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 3.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 13.98. 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:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, M now has a Market Capitalization of 3592474112 and an Enterprise Value of 8324467712. As of this moment, Macy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 6.69, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.365 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.825.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for M is 1.80, which has changed by -0.1459006 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16844666 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, M has reached a high of $18.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 6.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.08%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.24M shares per day over the past 3-months and 6757150 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 271.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 269.41M. Insiders hold about 0.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.32% stake in the company. Shares short for M as of 1755216000 were 25653107 with a Short Ratio of 3.54, compared to 1752537600 on 22830983. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25653107 and a Short% of Float of 10.82.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, M’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.704, compared to 0.71 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05269461The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.85. The current Payout Ratio is 32.41% for M, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Macy’s Inc (M) is currently in the spotlight, with 13.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.2, with high estimates of -$0.09 and low estimates of -$0.34.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.97 and $1.3 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.78. EPS for the following year is $1.82, with 12.0 analysts recommending between $2.1 and $1.26.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $4.7B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $4.77B to a low estimate of $4.64B. As of the current estimate, Macy’s Inc’s year-ago sales were $4.94BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $4.46B. There is a high estimate of $4.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.33B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for M’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $21.34B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.18B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $22.29BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $20.53B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.36B and the low estimate is $19.02B.
