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why is macy's stock up

by Noemi Lueilwitz Published 3 years ago Updated 2 years ago
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Macy's net sales jumped 36% year over year to $5.4 billion. The retailer's in-store traffic recovered from its pandemic downturn, and its online operations continued to grow at a healthy clip. Companywide comparable sales rose 35.6%, while digital sales increased 19%.Nov 18, 2021

What happened to Macy’s stock?

Nov 18, 2021 · Shares of Macy's (M 4.49%) leaped on Thursday after the department store chain posted strong third-quarter financial results and announced a potentially powerful new digital growth driver. As of 2 ...

Is Macy's e-commerce business worth $14 billion?

Nov 18, 2021 · As of 2:15 p.m. ET, Macy's stock price was up 22%. So what Macy's net sales jumped 36% year over year to $5.4 billion. The retailer's in-store traffic recovered from its pandemic downturn, and its ...

Does Macy’s own Bloomingdales?

Macy's (M) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know In the latest trading session, Macy's (M) closed at $22.28, marking a -0.45% move from the previous day. Zacks

Is Macy's headed for a short squeeze?

May 11, 2022 · Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate Macy's' share price to reach $32.91 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 62.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Macy's or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.

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Why is Macy's stock rising?

Shares of Macy's M +2.77% stock rose in early trading after the department-store giant posted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations and hiked its annual dividend. Shares were up 3% to $26.49 after rising 7% in premarket trading.Feb 22, 2022

Is Macy's stock a good buy?

Macy's is arguably a stronger business now than it was before the start of the pandemic. Management can be commended for decisions it made during the crisis. The market might agree with the previous statement -- Macy's stock is up 121% year to date.Dec 27, 2021

How is Macy's doing in 2021?

Revenue grew to $8.67 billion from $6.78 billion a year earlier, beating expectations for $8.47 billion. Same-store sales, on an owned-plus-licensed basis, rose 27.8% year over year. Analysts were looking for same-store sales growth of 24.25%, according to Refinitiv. The metric was up 6.1% on a two-year basis.Feb 22, 2022

How high will Macy's stock go?

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts offering 12-month price forecasts for Macy's Inc have a median target of 29.00, with a high estimate of 50.00 and a low estimate of 20.00. The median estimate represents a +34.51% increase from the last price of 21.56.

Is Macy's a buy sell or hold?

Macy's has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Who is Macy's biggest competitor?

Answer: Macy's biggest retail competitor is Walmart, while the biggest department store competitor is Kohl's.

Is Macy's going out of business?

In mid-November, Macy's announced it would be closing about 10 stores in January. The retailer had been on track to shut more locations, but it said it was reconsidering when to close the roughly 60 remaining open stores out of a batch of 125 closures the company targeted to go dark by 2023.Jan 6, 2022

Is Macy's making money?

Financially, Macy's has had some ups and downs over the years. The company earned revenues of $17.346 billion in 2020. This revenue dropped by $7.214 billion (or 29.37%) from the $24.560 billion the company generated in 2019.

How much debt does Macy's have?

The company's net debt totaled $1.58 billion as of Jan. 29, down 50.2% from a year earlier, Macy's said.Mar 8, 2022

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Will AMC stock go up?

Small short covering allowed AMC to reach $72 per share back in June of 2021. So why can AMC stock still skyrocket? Despite the heavy buying volume from retail, AMC still has more than enough short interest percentage to squeeze shorts from their positions. 2022 is only the sequel to 2021's runup.May 4, 2022

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What happened

So what

Shares of Macy's (NYSE: M) leaped on Thursday after the department store chain posted strong third-quarter financial results and announced a potentially powerful new digital growth driver.

Now what

Macy's net sales jumped 36% year over year to $5.4 billion. The retailer's in-store traffic recovered from its pandemic downturn, and its online operations continued to grow at a healthy clip. Companywide comparable sales rose 35.6%, while digital sales increased 19%.

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Better still, management now expects Macy's to generate full-year net sales of $24.12 billion to $24.28 billion in 2021, up from a prior projection of $23.55 billion to $23.95 billion. The company also boosted its adjusted earnings per share guidance to $4.57 to $4.76, up from $3.41 to $3.75.

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Macy's Separating Online Business? Not So Fast

Macy's gave a strong outlook as foot traffic rebounds and e-commerce sales grow. Dillard's also beat. But Macy's stock and Dillard's reversed lower.

Bulls Say

Last quarter Macy's was pressured by activists to separate its e-commerce business. Three months later the retailer could be on its way to changing their minds.

Bulls Say

Macy’s owns significant real estate that could be sold to provide liquidity, pay down debt, and finance new investments.

Bears Say

Macy’s owns significant real estate that could be sold to provide liquidity, pay down debt, and finance new investments.

Bears Say

As sales shift to online and discount retailers, Macy’s is stuck with too many huge department stores, with hundreds in lower-tier malls. Macy’s is in the process of closing 125 stores.

On a down day for the market, a possible short squeeze may have lifted the department store chain

As sales shift to online and discount retailers, Macy’s is stuck with too many huge department stores, with hundreds in lower-tier malls. Macy’s is in the process of closing 125 stores.

What happened

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So what

On a bizarre day in the market, shares of Macy's ( NYSE:M) were flying higher today while the rest of the market was crumbling.

Now what

While revenue plunged 36% to $3.56 billion, that managed to beat the analyst consensus of $3.47 billion, and management said that sales were better than anticipated at all three brands -- Macy's, Bloomingdale's, and BlueMercury -- as it recovered from the depths of the crisis in March and April.

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