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In the latest session, Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) closed at $19.01 up 0.11% from its previous closing price of $18.99. In other words, the price has increased by $0.11 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.15 million shares were traded. M stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.29 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $18.8401.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Macy’s Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.39 and its Current Ratio is at 1.37. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.45.
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 the company, TD Cowen on February 29, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Market Perform and sets its target price to $20 from $23 previously.
On February 28, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $15 to $21.
Citigroup Upgraded its Sell to Neutral on February 02, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $14 to $18.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 01 ’24 when Gennette Jeffrey sold 30,090 shares for $19.66 per share. The transaction valued at 591,422 led to the insider holds 1,073,699 shares of the business.
Spring Antony sold 14,859 shares of M for $291,743 on Apr 01 ’24. The CEO & Chair-Elect now owns 248,897 shares after completing the transaction at $19.63 per share. On Apr 01 ’24, another insider, Mitchell Adrian V, who serves as the EVP, COO & CFO of the company, sold 13,279 shares for $19.63 each. As a result, the insider received 260,716 and left with 120,457 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 5230734336 and an Enterprise Value of 10163901440. As of this moment, Macy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.23. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.22 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.26. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.426 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.154.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for M is 2.18, which has changed by 0.096309066 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.2160933 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, M has reached a high of $22.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.26%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, M has traded an average of 8.26M shares per day and 5989710 over the past ten days. A total of 274.23M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 272.24M. Insiders hold about 0.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.22% stake in the company. Shares short for M as of 1711584000 were 16645761 with a Short Ratio of 2.01, compared to 1709164800 on 18082255. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16645761 and a Short% of Float of 6.84.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for M is 0.67, from 0.662 in the trailing year. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.85. The current Payout Ratio is 169.02% for M, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1710374400. 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 drawing attention from 9 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.14 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.16 and a low estimate of $0.12, while EPS last year was $0.56. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.2, with high estimates of $0.28 and low estimates of $0.05.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.84 and $2.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.62. EPS for the following year is $2.64, with 13 analysts recommending between $3.4 and $1.94.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for M’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.55B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $21.76B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $22.81B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $23.09B, down -1.20% from the average estimate. Based on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $22.46B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $23.39B and the low estimate is $19.54B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -1.50% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
