Macerich Co.’s recent filing unveils that its Director COPPOLA EDWARD C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.29 million on Mar 28 ’24. In the deal valued at $17.19 per share,75,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, COPPOLA EDWARD C now holds 560,667 shares worth roughly $9.03 million.
Then, COPPOLA EDWARD C sold 20,000 shares, generating $340,200 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $17.01, the Director now owns 635,667 shares.
Before that, O HERN THOMAS E sold 95,000 shares. Macerich Co. shares valued at $1,609,300 were divested by the Director at a price of $16.94 per share. As a result of the transaction, O HERN THOMAS E now holds 102,900 shares, worth roughly $1.66 million.
Citigroup upgraded its Macerich Co. [MAC] rating to a Neutral from a a Sell in a research note published on March 22, 2024; the price target was increased to $17 from $8. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Piper Sandler’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early October from “an Underweight” to “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of MAC
On Friday, Macerich Co. [NYSE:MAC] saw its stock jump 1.19% to $16.11. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -6.50%. Macerich Co. shares have risen nearly 4.41% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 58.00% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $17.69 was reached on 02/16/24, a 52-week low of $8.90 was recorded on 01/05/24. SMA at 50 days reached $16.54, while 200 days put it at $13.33. A total of 1.17 million shares were traded, compared to the trading of 1.39 million shares in the previous session.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MAC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 15.89, which if violated will result in even more drops to 15.68. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 16.27. A further resistance level may holdings at 16.43. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 44.47, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.59, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 84.72%. Stochastics %K at 15.41% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Macerich Co.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Macerich Co. stocks on Mar 15, 2024, growing by 0.51 million shares to a total of 12.49 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on Feb 15, 2024 was 11.98 million shares. There was a rise of 4.08%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock. In spite of short shares comprising just 8.24% of the overall stock float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) rose to 5.67.
