Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 5.29 compared to its previous closing price of 13.24. However, the company has seen a gain of 0.94% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-03-17 that NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Macy’s announces the launch of Arch Studio, a new private brand for accessible home essentials, making it easy for customers to outfit their entire home. Arch Studio offers a curated range of pieces for today’s home across bath and bedding products, kitchenware and dinnerware. Arch Studio is now available on Macy’s mobile app, macys.com and in stores nationwide. “We are excited to introduce Arch Studio, a brand that embodies our belief that everyone should have a home.
Is It Worth Investing in Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) is above average at 6.76x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.74.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for M is 275.62M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.12% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of M on March 25, 2025 was 6.99M shares.
M’s Market Performance
M’s stock has seen a 0.94% increase for the week, with a -6.88% drop in the past month and a -12.05% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.14%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.23% for Macy’s Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.23% for M’s stock, with a -12.41% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of M
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for M stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for M by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for M in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $15 based on the research report published on March 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see M reach a price target of $14, previously predicting the price at $19. The rating they have provided for M stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on March 06th, 2025.
M Trading at -3.61% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought M to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -32.95% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.14%, as shares sank -6.82% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -13.04% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, M rose by +0.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -23.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.77. In addition, Macy’s Inc saw -17.66% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at M starting from Griscom Paul, who sale 1,201 shares at the price of $15.23 back on Sep 05 ’24. After this action, Griscom Paul now owns 29,232 shares of Macy’s Inc, valued at $18,291 using the latest closing price.
Griscom Paul, the Officer of Macy’s Inc, proposed sale 4,085 shares at $15.30 during a trade that took place back on Sep 05 ’24, which means that Griscom Paul is holding shares at $62,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for M
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.4 for the gross margin
The net margin for Macy’s Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 13.40, with 3.33 for asset returns.
Based on Macy’s Inc (M), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 9.88.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.83 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.55. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 75.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.43.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Macy’s Inc (M) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
