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The price of Macerich Co (NYSE: MAC) closed at $17.80 in the last session, up 3.43% from day before closing price of $17.21. In other words, the price has increased by $3.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.68 million shares were traded. MAC stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.355.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at MAC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.84 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.72.
On January 02, 2025, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $19 to $23.
Scotiabank Upgraded its Sector Underperform to Sector Perform on December 17, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $22.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 4692489216 and an Enterprise Value of 9555055616. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.625 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.391.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for MAC is 2.22, which has changed by 0.067786455 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 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 $12.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.22%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.33%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, MAC traded on average about 2.04M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3079490 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 252.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 250.67M. Insiders hold about 0.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.38% stake in the company. Shares short for MAC as of 1740700800 were 16411728 with a Short Ratio of 8.03, compared to 1738281600 on 14487167. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16411728 and a Short% of Float of 9.33.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for MAC is 0.68, which was 0.68 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039511915The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 8.47.
