Macerich is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. Co. is involved in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management and leasing of regional and community/power shopping centers. Co. is the sole general partner of, and owns a majority of the ownership interests in, The Macerich Partnership, L.P. (the Operating Partnership). Co. conducts its operations through the Operating Partnership and its management companies, Macerich Property Management Company, LLC, Macerich Management Company, Macerich Arizona Partners LLC, Macerich Arizona Management LLC, Macerich Partners of Colorado LLC, MACW Mall Management, Inc., and MACW Property Management, LLC.
When researching a stock like Macerich, many investors are the most familiar with Fundamental Analysis — looking at a company's balance sheet, earnings, revenues, and what's happening in that company's underlying business. Investors who use Fundamental Analysis to identify good stocks to buy or sell can also benefit from MAC Technical Analysis to help find a good entry or exit point. Technical Analysis is blind to the fundamentals and looks only at the trading data for MAC stock — the real life supply and demand for the stock over time — and examines that data in different ways. One of those ways is to calculate a Simpe Moving Average ("SMA") by looking back a certain number of days. One of the most popular "longer look-backs" is the MAC 200 day moving average ("MAC 200 DMA"), while one of the most popular "shorter look-backs" is the MAC 50 day moving average ("MAC 50 DMA"). A chart showing both of these popular moving averages is shown on this page for Macerich. Comparing two moving averages against each other can be a useful visualization tool: by calculating the difference between the MAC 200 DMA and the MAC 50 DMA, we get a moving average convergence divergence indicator ("MAC MACD"). The MAC MACD chart, in conjunction with the chart of the moving averages, basically helps in visualizing how the moving averages are showing convergence (moving closer together), or divergence (moving farther apart). |