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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$259.75
+1.0%
$269.62
$245.73
$302.39
$186.58B0.713.35 million shs4.16 million shs
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$171.23
-1.0%
$174.68
$155.83
$192.38
$235.41B0.525.48 million shs5.03 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
+0.33%+0.64%-3.91%-11.23%-10.40%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
-0.97%-3.80%-2.79%+5.67%-6.97%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
4.831 of 5 stars
3.44.04.21.11.82.52.5
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
4.03 of 5 stars
2.33.03.31.52.22.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
2.71
Moderate Buy$316.1521.71% Upside
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
2.55
Moderate Buy$187.589.55% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest MCD and PEP Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/3/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$290.00 ➝ $300.00
5/28/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Bank of America
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$302.00 ➝ $288.00
5/20/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$305.00
5/16/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
Jefferies Financial Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$209.00 ➝ $211.00
5/2/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Guggenheim
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$325.00 ➝ $315.00
5/2/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$337.00 ➝ $320.00
5/1/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$300.00 ➝ $290.00
5/1/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
KeyCorp
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$315.00 ➝ $310.00
5/1/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$305.00 ➝ $300.00
5/1/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$335.00 ➝ $330.00
4/30/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
TD Cowen
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$305.00
(Data available from 6/4/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$25.76B7.27$14.83 per share17.52($6.49) per share-40.02
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$91.47B2.57$10.12 per share16.92$13.56 per share12.63

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$8.47B$11.7822.0519.712.9233.36%-180.74%16.52%7/25/2024 (Estimated)
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$9.07B$6.6525.7519.392.8210.00%57.37%10.80%7/11/2024 (Confirmed)

Latest MCD and PEP Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/11/2024N/A
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$2.16N/A-$2.16N/AN/AN/A  
4/30/2024Q1 24
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$2.71$2.70-$0.01$2.74$6.16 billion$6.17 billion    
4/23/2024Q1 2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$1.52$1.61+$0.09$1.74$18.08 billion$18.25 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$6.682.57%+7.32%56.71%48 Years
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
$5.062.96%+7.12%76.09%53 Years

Latest MCD and PEP Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
4/30/2024
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
quarterly$1.35503.08%6/7/20246/7/20246/28/2024
5/22/2024
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
quarterly$1.672.51%6/3/20246/3/20246/17/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
N/A
0.83
0.82
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
1.96
0.86
0.68

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
70.29%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
73.07%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
0.23%
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
0.14%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
McDonald's Co. stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
150,000720.68 million719.02 millionOptionable
PepsiCo, Inc. stock logo
PEP
PepsiCo
318,0001.37 billion1.37 billionOptionable

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Company Descriptions

McDonald

McDonald's

NYSE:MCD
McDonald's Corporation operates and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, desserts, sundaes, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates under various structures comprising conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
PepsiCo logo

PepsiCo

NASDAQ:PEP
PepsiCo, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, distribution, and sale of various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products, as well as distributes alcoholic beverages under Hard MTN Dew brand. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Fritos, Tostitos, BaiCaoWei, Cheetos, Cap'n Crunch, Life, Pearl Milling Company, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Rice-A-Roni, Aquafina, Bubly, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Crush, Propel, Dr Pepper, Schweppes, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, Pepsi Max, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimyj Sad, Agusha, Chudo, Domik v Derevne, Lipton, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.