-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:
We increase our 12-month target by $3 to $18, 14.2x our 2026 FFO estimate, reflecting increased property dispositions, elevated leverage, and a growing signed-not-opened (SNO) pipeline. We leave our 2026 FFO view unchanged at $1.27 and increase 2027 by $0.05 to $1.36. We now believe management is pivoting to a strategy of being a serial acquirer, using its premium valuation to fund growth while leverage remains structurally elevated. We no longer believe management intends to reduce leverage as part of its Path Forward plan originally claimed it would into the low- to mid-6x leverage range and see disposition activity slowing in 2H 2026. Risks of MAC's large SNO pipeline taking longer to translate into revenue remain. However, we are upgrading our view on the stock as we believe MAC is now likely to issue stock at a premium valuation and acquire new properties, which could increase FFO faster than we had previously expected.