The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Macerich Co shares valued at $102,780 were sold by Lowenthal Marianne on Sep 24 ’25. At $17.13 per share, Lowenthal Marianne sold 6,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 36,876 shares worth approximately $0.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Zecchini Christopher J sold 9,500 shares, netting a total of over 163,068 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $17.16 each, the insider now holds 3,587 shares.
Before that, Murphy Devin Ignatius had added 7,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $114,800, the Director bought Macerich Co shares for $16.40 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 7,000 shares, worth approximately $0.16 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on September 26, 2025, Macerich Co [MAC] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $23. Analysts at Ladenburg Thalmann started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid July. As of June 10, 2025, Mizuho has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for MAC. Earlier on May 23, 2025, Piper Sandler upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for MAC stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing MAC Stock Performance
On last trading session, Macerich Co [NYSE: MAC] plunged -0.76% to $17.06. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.885, but it reached a high of $17.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.80%. Over the course of the year, Macerich Co shares have dropped approximately -2.52%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $21.12 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $12.48 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Macerich Co (MAC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 16.90, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 16.74. In the upper region, resistance lies at 17.20. The next price resistance is at 17.35. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 41.86 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Macerich Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Macerich Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -2.13 million shares to 14.0 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 16.12 million shares. A decline of -15.2% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 8.84.
Which companies own the most shares of Macerich Co (MAC)?
In terms of Macerich Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 19 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.53% from the previous closing price of $17.19. Analysts anticipate Macerich Co stock to reach 20 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 18. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Macerich Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
