MAC NYSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Macerich Company · Real Estate · Reit - Retail

Latest close 25.83 USD
-0.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 48/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 5d.

Setup score 69 out of 100
Latest Close 25.83 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.3% latest completed week
4W Return 0.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 21.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 90.4% 47 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 47-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 10 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a 0.0% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9812-week average 0.90

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers1010 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 10 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 0.0% over four weeks, 21.0% over 12 weeks, and 51.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 47 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.3%
4W0.0%
12W21.0%
26W43.0%
52W51.3%
Active trend streak47 weeks
Active weeks in one year47
Trend breadth90.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.30Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-27.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership23.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength12/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality19/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Momentum87/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Growth33/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
7.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
32.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
21.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
81.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
56.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
3/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
12.6x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBullish

MAC shows bullish options pressure with a 48/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.22, expected move of 8.2%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction48/100
Expected move8.2%
Put/call volume0.22
Pressure72
Speculation19
Volatility58
Trend agreement29
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Insider activity9 / 0

9 acquisitions and 0 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 44 relevant articles.

15 positive · 26 neutral · 3 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings5dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move8.2%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-1.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.7%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-8.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week-0.3%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split32/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -3.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202625.83 USD-0.3%21.17 USD16.36 USD1.3023.2611.4MOn
17 Jul 202625.92 USD5.0%20.93 USD16.27 USD1.5323.6310.4MOn
10 Jul 202624.69 USD-3.0%20.68 USD16.17 USD1.6616.6610.6MOn
3 Jul 202625.46 USD-1.4%20.46 USD16.08 USD1.8422.5517.0MOn
26 Jun 202625.83 USD9.3%20.19 USD15.98 USD1.7927.7427.1MOn
19 Jun 202623.63 USD-6.5%19.90 USD15.88 USD1.4914.8630.1MOn
12 Jun 202625.28 USD7.6%19.65 USD15.79 USD1.3424.4915.5MOn
5 Jun 202623.50 USD5.1%19.37 USD15.69 USD1.2017.0814.3MOn
29 May 202622.37 USD1.6%19.17 USD15.60 USD1.199.088.2MOn
22 May 202622.02 USD2.6%18.98 USD15.52 USD1.359.1812.6MOn
15 May 202621.45 USD-1.2%18.83 USD15.43 USD1.307.6630.2MOn
8 May 202621.72 USD1.7%18.68 USD15.34 USD1.419.4615.9MOn
1 May 202621.36 USD1.4%18.49 USD15.26 USD1.3310.4415.6MOn
24 Apr 202621.06 USD-4.9%18.36 USD15.18 USD0.9210.229.8MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.