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After finishing at $17.43 in the prior trading day, Macerich Co (NYSE: MAC) closed at $17.87, up 2.52%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.45 million shares were traded. MAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.91 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.2.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of MAC 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 20.89 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.45. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.08.
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, Ladenburg Thalmann on July 18, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $25.
On June 10, 2025, Mizuho Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $18.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on May 23, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $16.
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 Mar 14 ’25 when Murphy Devin Ignatius bought 7,000 shares for $16.40 per share. The transaction valued at 114,800 led to the insider holds 9,118 shares of the business.
Hsieh Jackson bought 56,000 shares of MAC for $993,832 on Mar 04 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 226,500 shares after completing the transaction at $17.75 per share. On Dec 26 ’24, another insider, Stephen Andrea M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 63,289 shares for $20.59 each. As a result, the insider received 1,303,121 and left with 0 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, MAC now has a Market Capitalization of 4731243520 and an Enterprise Value of 9854656512. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.936 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.832.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAC is 2.26, which has changed by 0.18974698 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, MAC has reached a high of $22.27, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.48. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.31%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.72M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2060690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 253.20M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 250.90M. Insiders hold about 0.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.58% stake in the company. Shares short for MAC as of 1753920000 were 14481373 with a Short Ratio of 8.44, compared to 1751241600 on 14501967. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 14481373 and a Short% of Float of 8.41.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, MAC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.68, compared to 0.34 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039013196The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.89.
