Macy's (M) Competitors $17.44 +0.49 (+2.89%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.45 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock M vs. AMZN, COST, NVDA, AEO, DDS, HD, KSS, LOW, TGT, and WMTShould you be buying Macy's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Macy's include Amazon.com (AMZN), Costco Wholesale (COST), NVIDIA (NVDA), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Dillard's (DDS), Home Depot (HD), Kohl's (KSS), Lowe's Companies (LOW), Target (TGT), and Walmart (WMT). Macy's vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Costco Wholesale NVIDIA American Eagle Outfitters Dillard's Home Depot Kohl's Lowe's Companies Target Walmart Macy's (NYSE:M) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has higher earnings & valuation, M or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Macy's. Macy's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMacy's$23.01B0.20$582M$1.759.97Amazon.com$637.96B3.87$59.25B$6.5635.28 Which has more volatility & risk, M or AMZN? Macy's has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor M or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 247 more articles in the media than Macy's. MarketBeat recorded 259 mentions for Amazon.com and 12 mentions for Macy's. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Macy's' score of 1.00 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Macy's 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 190 Very Positive mention(s) 32 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate M or AMZN? Macy's currently has a consensus target price of $14.85, indicating a potential downside of 14.85%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 13.59%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Macy's.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Macy's 2 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is M or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Macy's' net margin of 2.18%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat Macy's' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Macy's2.18% 15.39% 4.14% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Do institutionals and insiders believe in M or AMZN? 87.4% of Macy's shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Macy's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmazon.com beats Macy's on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Macy's News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for M and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart M vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMacy'sRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.55B$4.81B$27.81B$21.54BDividend Yield4.30%2.61%173.91%3.50%P/E Ratio9.9713.9319.5127.48Price / Sales0.201.038.5352.65Price / Cash2.877.8017.5118.13Price / Book1.062.305.054.65Net Income$582M$364.99M$872.22M$999.94M7 Day Performance2.02%0.17%1.21%0.79%1 Month Performance36.14%17.11%5.29%4.54%1 Year Performance16.27%26.19%20.39%16.77% Macy's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MMacy's3.8632 of 5 stars$17.44+2.9%$14.85-14.9%+13.1%$4.55B$23.01B9.9794,189Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.8448 of 5 stars$235.84+1.5%$262.87+11.5%+22.3%$2.52T$637.96B35.951,556,000Trending NewsCOSTCostco Wholesale4.5278 of 5 stars$971.85+0.9%$1,050.00+8.0%+5.7%$431.00B$254.45B55.12333,000Trending NewsNVDANVIDIA4.9522 of 5 stars$168.31+0.8%$207.42+23.2%+49.3%$4.09T$130.50B47.9536,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAEOAmerican Eagle Outfitters3.6099 of 5 stars$18.30-2.7%$13.94-23.8%-7.1%$3.17B$5.33B17.5944,000Analyst UpgradeDDSDillard's3.6547 of 5 stars$578.60+0.3%$394.33-31.8%+64.5%$9.05B$6.59B15.9628,800Positive NewsHDHome Depot4.6709 of 5 stars$420.20+0.3%$432.52+2.9%+11.4%$418.26B$159.51B28.55520,700Positive NewsInsider TradeKSSKohl's3.6344 of 5 stars$16.52-0.3%$12.46-24.6%-22.4%$1.85B$16.22B8.9387,000LOWLowe's Companies4.6329 of 5 stars$272.95+1.1%$284.13+4.1%+6.5%$153.08B$83.67B22.43270,000Positive NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeTGTTarget4.9726 of 5 stars$91.55-1.7%$113.74+24.2%-40.5%$41.60B$106.57B10.67440,000WMTWalmart4.6602 of 5 stars$102.26+1.7%$110.76+8.3%+28.4%$815.33B$680.99B38.442,100,000Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Competitors COST Competitors NVDA Competitors AEO Competitors DDS Competitors HD Competitors KSS Competitors LOW Competitors TGT Competitors WMT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:M) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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