Macy's Inc (M) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Department Stores
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $25.48 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (1.1% away).
Macy's, Inc. operates 665 stores under three brands—Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury—serving approximately 40 million active consumers annually across U.S. urban and suburban markets. Revenue is driven by merchandise sales across apparel, cosmetics, and home categories,... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $25.48 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (1.1% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 80d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-14Recent Developments — Macy's Inc
Latest news
- NEWS Macy's (M) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance negative
- NEWS Macy's (M) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com negative
- NEWS Macy's Inc Stock 12‑Month Price Target Raised to $19.33, Implies 11% Downside - TradingView — TradingView negative
- NEWS Macy's Inc Stock 12‑Month Price Target Raised to $19, Implies 12% Downside - TradingView — TradingView negative
- NEWS Macy’s Shares Advance After Strong First-Quarter Results and Improved Full-Year Forecast (M) - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
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- 2026-03-26Item 5.02LOWRichard Clark, Douglas W. Sesler, and Tracey Zhen notified Board of intention not to stand for re-election at May 15, 2026 annual meeting. No disagreement cited. Board size reduced from 13 to 10 members effective at 2026 Annual Meeting.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $25.48 — A.R:R is negative (-1.8) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Near 52-week high (1.1% away). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $23.59. Score 5.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $25.14 (-0.9% upside). Prior stop was $23.59. Stop-loss: $23.59.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Near 52-week high (1.1% away); Leverage penalty (D/E 1.1): -0.5.
Macy's Inc trades at a P/E of 10.5 (forward 11.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover M with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $22.
What does Macy's Inc do?Macy's, Inc. operates 665 stores under three brands—Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury—serving approximately 40...
Macy's, Inc. operates 665 stores under three brands—Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and Bluemercury—serving approximately 40 million active consumers annually across U.S. urban and suburban markets. Revenue is driven by merchandise sales across apparel, cosmetics, and home categories, totaling $21.8 billion in fiscal 2025; no individual supplier accounts for more than 4% of purchases.