Can Macy’s Inc (M) stock recover despite sales dropping?

The price of Macy’s Inc (NYSE:M) shares last traded on Wall Street rose 0.71% to $19.99.

M stock price is now 3.04% away from the 50-day moving average and 26.00% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $5.48B.

With the price target reduced from $23 to $20, TD Cowen Downgraded its rating from Outperform to Market Perform for Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M). On February 28, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its ‘Market Perform’ rating on the stock by increasing its target price from $15 to quote $21, while ‘Citigroup’ rates the stock as ‘Neutral’

In other news, Gennette Jeffrey, Director sold 27,132 shares of the company’s stock on Mar 26 ’24. The stock was sold for $527,327 at an average price of $19.44. Upon completion of the transaction, the Director now directly owns 1,043,041 shares in the company, valued at $20.85 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Mar 26 ’24, EVP, Chief Transformation & HR Kirgan Danielle L. sold 7,063 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $137,250 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $19.43. This leaves the insider owning 318,451 shares of the company worth $6.37 million. A total of 0.69% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.

During the past 12 months, Macy’s Inc has had a low of $10.54 and a high of $22.10. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.53, a current ratio of 1.37, and a quick ratio of 0.39. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $10.43B, which is based on a 53.41 price-to-earnings ratio, a 4.45 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 2.18. The fifty day moving average price for M is $19.44 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $15.88 for the stock.

The latest earnings results from Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M) was released for Feb, 2024. According to the Department Stores Company, earnings per share came in at $2.45, beating analysts’ expectations of $1.96 by 0.49. This compares to $1.82 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 0.44% and return on equity was 2.56% for M. The company reported revenue of $8.38 billion for the quarter, compared to $8.58 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue fell -2.42 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect M to generate $4.85B in revenue.

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