Macy’s Inc (M) Shares on the Decline: Short-term Analysis

Macy’s Inc [M] stock is trading at $11.42, down -0.09%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The M shares have gain 5.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.08%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Macy’s Inc [NYSE: M] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 28, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $12. Previously, Goldman downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 22, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $12. On March 07, 2025, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $15 on the stock. JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $14 on March 06, 2025. Gordon Haskett downgraded its rating to a Hold. Gordon Haskett downgraded its rating to Accumulate for this stock on February 13, 2025. In a note dated December 16, 2024, Gordon Haskett upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $20.

Macy’s Inc [M] stock has fluctuated between $9.76 and $20.70 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $12.4 within the next 12 months. Macy’s Inc [NYSE: M] shares were valued at $11.42 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.58% based on the average M price forecast.

Analyzing the M fundamentals

Macy’s Inc [NYSE:M] reported sales of 23.01B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -4.39%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.25.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 11.14 points at the first support level, and at 10.85 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 11.58, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 11.74.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Macy’s Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.43. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.44, while the Cash Ratio is 0.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.14, the price to book ratio is 0.70 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 5.54.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Griscom Paul, SVP and Controller, that happened on Apr 01 ’25 when 489.0 shares were sold. EVP, Chief HR Officer, Kirgan Danielle L. completed a deal on Apr 01 ’25 to sell 4522.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, COO & CFO Mitchell Adrian V sold 0.1 million shares on Apr 01 ’25.

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