Macerich (MAC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Macerich (NYSE: MAC) is a self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops retail real estate in the United States. The company focuses primarily on high-quality shopping centers and regional malls located in densely populated markets with strong consumer and tourism activity.

Macerich’s properties accommodate a range of retailers, restaurants, entertainment venues and service businesses. Its activities include leasing and managing retail space, operating shopping centers, and pursuing property redevelopment and expansion projects designed to enhance tenant offerings and the surrounding customer experience.

The company’s portfolio is concentrated in major metropolitan areas, particularly across the Western United States, while also including select properties in other prominent U.S. markets. Macerich has a long history in the retail real estate industry, having developed and assembled a portfolio of shopping centers through acquisitions, partnerships and redevelopment initiatives.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.61 to $22.95
• 50-Day Range: $22.64 to $26.52
• 52-Week Range: $16.03 to $26.67
• Volume: 2.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.72 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.42 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.00%
• Price Target: $26.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Macerich Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Macerich scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 109th out of 185 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Macerich has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 9 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Macerich has a consensus price target of $26.00, representing about 14.9% upside from its current price of $22.64.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Macerich has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.41%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Macerich are expected to grow by 11.41% in the coming year, from $1.49 to $1.66 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Macerich is -34.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Macerich is -34.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Macerich has a PEG Ratio of 1.63. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Macerich has a P/B Ratio of 2.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.71% of the float of Macerich has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Macerich has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.16, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Macerich has recently increased by 9.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Macerich pays a meaningful dividend of 3.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Macerich does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Macerich will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.96% next year. This indicates that Macerich will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Macerich has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Macerich this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for MAC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Macerich to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Macerich insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $63,787.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.21% of the stock of Macerich is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.38% of the stock of Macerich is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/29 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/29 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/29/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 9/13/2026
• Record date for 9/28 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/28 Dividend: 9/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/28/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Retail REITs
• Sub-Industry: Retail REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MAC
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:MAC
• CIK: 912242
• Web: www.macerich.com
• Phone: (310) 394-6000
• Fax: 310-395-2791
• Employees: 598
• Year Founded: 1964

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Macerich: $26.00
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.65)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 15.19
• P/E Growth: 1.63
• Net Income: -$197.15 million
• Net Margins: -16.85%
• Pretax Margin: -8.94%
• Return on Equity: -6.26%
• Return on Assets: -1.97%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.67
• Current Ratio: 0.88
• Quick Ratio: 0.88

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.01 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.33
• Cash Flow: $0.86 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.29
• Book Value: $9.87 per share
• Price / Book: 2.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 283,560,000
• Free Float: 282,964,000
• Market Cap: $6.42 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.06