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Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) closed the day trading at $10.76 down -3.32% from the previous closing price of $11.13. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.34 million shares were traded. M stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.67.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of M, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.30 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.57. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.44 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.25.
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 March 07, 2025, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $15 from $17 previously.
On March 06, 2025, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $19 to $14.
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 3100536832 and an Enterprise Value of 7755241984. As of this moment, Macy’s’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 5.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.337 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.226.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for M is 1.78, which has changed by -0.43427968 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.017286062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, M has reached a high of $20.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.76. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -19.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -29.52%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, M traded about 7.07M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, M traded about 7878950 shares per day. A total of 277.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 276.24M. Insiders hold about 0.84% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.56% stake in the company. Shares short for M as of 1743379200 were 17292915 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1740700800 on 16855422. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17292915 and a Short% of Float of 7.08.
Dividends & Splits
M’s forward annual dividend rate is 0.70, up from 0.695 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.062443845The 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 2025-03-14 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-06-12 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
