Macy's vs Target
M and TGT side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How M and TGT compare
Target is the larger company, worth 11 times as much as Macy's ($70.1B against $6.3B).
On earnings, Macy's is cheaper: it trades at 8.8× trailing earnings, against 16.0× for Target.
Target grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2.0% versus 0.34% for Macy's).
Target keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.1% compared with 3.3% at Macy's.
Both pay dividends: Macy's yields 3.1% and Target 3.0%.
Target scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 15 for Macy's), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | M | TGT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $6.3B | $70.1B |
| Share price | $24.11 | $154.38 |
| Change, 1 year | 23.4% | 64.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −23.1% | −39.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.48 | 0.90 |
| Employees | 95K | 415K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 | 21 (better) |
| Valuation score | 4 | 4 |
| Growth score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 8.8× (better) | 16.0× |
| P/S | 0.3× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 1.3× (better) | 3.9× |
| EV/EBITDA | 3.7× (better) | 9.0× |
| P/FCF | 4.5× (better) | 15.7× |
| PEG | – | 1.49 |
| FCF yield | 22.5% (better) | 6.4% |
| Fair value | $45.20 | $172.88 |
| Margin of safety | 46.7% (better) | 10.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.34% | 2.0% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.5% (better) | 2.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 51.5% (better) | 11.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 56.6% (better) | 12.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | −1.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 40.7% (better) | 29.3% |
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 5.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.3% | 4.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | 6.2% (better) | 4.1% |
| Return on equity | 16.0% | 26.4% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 14.1% | 16.9% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.49 (better) | 0.86 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.56 (better) | 1.11 |
| Interest coverage | – | 14.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.59 (better) | 0.99 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.22 | 3.30 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.1% (better) | 3.0% |
| Payout ratio | 26.4% | 47.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 4 | 17 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 14.1% (better) | 11.0% |
| Buyback yield | 3.3% (better) | 0.22% |
| Shareholder yield | 6.4% (better) | 3.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.5% | 86.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.39% | 0.27% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.7M (better) | −$26.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 12.8% | 3.8% |
Go deeper
- M stock overview
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- TGT income statement
- TGT valuation and score
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