Macro Bank (BMA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco Macro S.A. provides various banking products and services to retail and corporate customers in Argentina. It offers various retail banking products and services, such as savings and checking accounts, time deposits, credit and debit cards, consumer finance loans, mortgage loans, automobile loans, overdrafts, credit-related services, home and car insurance coverage, tax collection, utility payments, automated teller machines, and money transfers. The company also provides personal loans, document discounts, residential mortgages, overdrafts, pledged loans, and credit card loans to retail customers. In addition, it offers corporate banking products and services, including deposits, lending, check cashing advances and factoring, guaranteed loans, credit lines for financing foreign trade, and cash management services; and trust, payroll, and financial agency services, as well as corporate credit cards and other specialty products; and working capital facilities, credit for investment projects, and leasing and foreign trade transactions. Further, the company provides transaction services, such as cash management, collection services, payments to suppliers, payroll services, foreign exchange transactions, and foreign trade services; information services comprising Datanet and Interpymes services to corporate customers; and Internet and mobile banking services. Additionally, it offers short-term and medium-to-long-term corporate lending products. Banco Macro S.A. was incorporated in 1966 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $65.41 to $71.20
• 50-Day Range: $63.12 to $77.71
• 52-Week Range: $50.71 to $118.42
• Volume: 320,714 shs
• Average Volume: 303,575 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.19 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.75
• Dividend Yield: 6.70%
• Price Target: $62.17
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Macro Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Macro Bank scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 333rd out of 938 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Macro Bank has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Macro Bank has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.04%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Macro Bank are expected to grow by 33.04% in the coming year, from $7.84 to $10.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Macro Bank is 5.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Macro Bank is 5.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.56.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Macro Bank has a PEG Ratio of 0.36. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Macro Bank has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.63% of the float of Macro Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Macro Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Macro Bank has recently decreased by 10.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Macro Bank is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.19%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Macro Bank does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Macro Bank is 38.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Macro Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.09% next year. This indicates that Macro Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.63% of the float of Macro Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Macro Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Macro Bank has recently decreased by 10.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.74

News Sentiment

Macro Bank has a news sentiment score of 1.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Macro Bank this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for BMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Macro Bank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

18.34% of the stock of Macro Bank is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

BMA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BMA shares performed this year?

Macro Bank's stock was trading at $96.76 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BMA shares have decreased by 32.3% and is now trading at $65.5510.

How were Macro Bank's earnings last quarter?

Macro Bank Inc. (NYSE:BMA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 28th. The bank reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.76 by $1.11. The bank had revenue of $759.36 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $837.49 billion. Macro Bank had a net margin of 1.12% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.50%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Macro Bank's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Macro Bank include TT International Asset Management LTD (1.40%), MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. (0.84%), Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership (0.42%) and Duquesne Family Office LLC (0.35%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Macro Bank?

Shares of BMA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Macro Bank own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Macro Bank investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE), Arista Networks (ANET) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/28/2025
• Record date for 7/25 Dividend: 7/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/25 Dividend: 7/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/25/2025
• Record date for 8/22 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend: 8/15/2025
• Today: 8/19/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/20/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - FOREIGN
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BMA
• CIK: 1347426
• Web: www.macro.com.ar
• Phone: 541152226730
• Fax: 54-11-5325-5641
• Employees: 9,004
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Macro Bank: $62.17
• High Price Target: $89.00
• Low Price Target: $12.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $11.41
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.75
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.36
• P/E Growth: 0.36
• Net Income: $358.05 million
• Net Margins: 1.12%
• Pretax Margin: 0.57%
• Return on Equity: 1.50%
• Return on Assets: 0.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 1.05
• Quick Ratio: 1.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.49 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.93
• Cash Flow: $7.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.89
• Book Value: $69.73 per share
• Price / Book: 0.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,900,000
• Free Float: 52,181,000
• Market Cap: $4.19 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.58