Analyst Doubts Macerich's New CEO Strategy, Can They Turn Things Around?
The Macerich Company (NYSE:MAC) shares traded lower on Wednesday after Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Goldfarb downgraded the stock from Neutral to Under Weight and lowered the price target from $17 to $11.
On Tuesday, the company reported Q1 sales of $208.783 million, beating the consensus of $205.112 million and FFO of $0.33.
The company welcomed Jackson Hsieh as the new CEO and president and withdrew its FY24 guidance.
The analyst writes that they think Hsieh is asking shareholders for another 3–4 years to restructure the company after enduring the same game plan that was executed twice before over the past decade is “a bridge too far.”
Goldfarb argues that management is opti