Macro Bank (BMA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Banco Macro S.A., operating under the Macro Bank name and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BMA, is an Argentine financial institution serving individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, corporations and public-sector customers. The bank provides a broad range of banking and financial services through its branch network and digital channels.

Its products and services include personal and commercial loans, checking and savings accounts, time deposits, credit and debit cards, foreign-exchange services, payment solutions, insurance and investment products. Banco Macro also offers financing and transactional services designed to support businesses and regional economic activity in Argentina.

The company traces its origins to 1976, when it began operating as a financial company, and became a commercial bank in 1988. Over time, Banco Macro expanded its presence through acquisitions of provincial banking operations and developed a nationwide network, with a particular focus on serving customers outside Argentina’s largest metropolitan centers.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $70.62 to $72.95
• 50-Day Range: $72.32 to $97.56
• 52-Week Range: $39.30 to $106.15
• Volume: 168,149 shs
• Average Volume: 303,716 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.52 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.52
• Dividend Yield: 7.69%
• Price Target: $111.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Macro Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Macro Bank scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 836 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Macro Bank has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Macro Bank has a consensus price target of $111.25, representing about 56.1% upside from its current price of $71.27.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Macro Bank has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 29.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Macro Bank are expected to grow by 29.46% in the coming year, from $8.35 to $10.81 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Macro Bank is 15.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.93.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Macro Bank is 15.59, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Macro Bank has a PEG Ratio of 0.34. 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 1.09. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.86% 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 1.17, 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 9.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Macro Bank is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.30%, 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 119.04%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Macro Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 50.32% next year. This indicates that Macro Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Macro Bank has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Macro Bank this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for BMA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Macro Bank has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BMA
• CIK: 1347426
• Web: www.macro.com.ar
• Phone: 541152226730
• Fax: 54-11-5325-5641
• Employees: 8,490
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Macro Bank: $111.25
• High Price Target: $132.00
• Low Price Target: $85.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +57.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.57
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.47
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.46
• P/E Growth: 0.34
• Net Income: $231.60 million
• Net Margins: 5.95%
• Pretax Margin: 10.08%
• Return on Equity: 8.65%
• Return on Assets: 2.04%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 1.10
• Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.02 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $6.88 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.26
• Book Value: $65.53 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,900,000
• Free Float: 52,181,000
• Market Cap: $4.51 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38