Rep. Cleo Fields Purchases Shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD)

Key Points

• Representative Cleo Fields purchased shares of McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) for between $15,001 and $50,000 on September 10th.
• McDonald's reported quarterly earnings of $3.19 per share, exceeding estimates, with annualized revenue growth of 5.4%.
• The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $1.77 per share, representing an annual yield of 2.4%.

Representative Cleo Fields (D-Louisiana) recently bought shares of McDonald's Corporation NYSE: MCD. In a filing disclosed on September 30th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $15,001 and $50,000 in McDonald's stock on September 10th. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - E*TRADE #2" account.

Representative Cleo Fields also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/23/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Opendoor Technologies NASDAQ: OPEN on 9/19/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/18/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Oracle NYSE: ORCL on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOG on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 - $50,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 9/17/2025.
• Purchased $50,001 - $100,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 9/10/2025.

McDonald's Trading Down 1.0%

McDonald's stock opened at $300.81 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $306.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $306.21. The stock has a market cap of $214.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.51. McDonald's Corporation has a 12-month low of $276.53 and a 12-month high of $326.32.

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The fast-food giant reported $3.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.15 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $6.84 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.68 billion. McDonald's had a negative return on equity of 225.52% and a net margin of 32.21%.McDonald's's quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.97 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that McDonald's Corporation will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

McDonald's Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd were given a dividend of $1.77 per share. This represents a $7.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 2nd. McDonald's's payout ratio is 60.67%.

Institutional Trading of McDonald's

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. First American Trust FSB lifted its holdings in shares of McDonald's by 55.9% during the first quarter. First American Trust FSB now owns 36,917 shares of the fast-food giant's stock worth $11,532,000 after purchasing an additional 13,234 shares during the period. Banque Transatlantique SA lifted its stake in shares of McDonald's by 58.0% in the 1st quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA now owns 248,826 shares of the fast-food giant's stock worth $71,829,000 after acquiring an additional 91,313 shares during the period. Hamilton Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of McDonald's by 35.2% in the first quarter. Hamilton Capital LLC now owns 3,145 shares of the fast-food giant's stock valued at $982,000 after acquiring an additional 819 shares in the last quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of McDonald's by 1.9% in the first quarter. Red Door Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,724 shares of the fast-food giant's stock valued at $1,788,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its stake in shares of McDonald's by 5.6% during the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 345,319 shares of the fast-food giant's stock worth $107,867,000 after acquiring an additional 18,393 shares during the period. 70.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Desiree Ralls-Morrison sold 2,487 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $310.00, for a total value of $770,970.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 8,754 shares in the company, valued at $2,713,740. This trade represents a 22.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 939 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $299.49, for a total value of $281,221.11. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 9,283 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,780,165.67. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 7,402 shares of company stock valued at $2,273,407. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on MCD shares. Redburn Atlantic restated a "sell" rating and set a $260.00 target price (down previously from $319.00) on shares of McDonald's in a research note on Tuesday, June 10th. Truist Financial raised their price objective on shares of McDonald's from $356.00 to $360.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 7th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of McDonald's from $324.00 to $326.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, July 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of McDonald's from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $345.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Loop Capital cut shares of McDonald's from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price target for the company from $346.00 to $315.00 in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, McDonald's has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $325.86.

About Representative FIELDS

Cleo Fields (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Fields (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the primary scheduled on November 3, 2026. Cleo Fields graduated from McKinley High School in 1980. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Southern University in 1984 and a J.D. from the Southern University Law Center in 1987. His career experience includes working as a state legislator and U.S. congressman. When Fields was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1986, he was the youngest person ever elected to the State Senate in Louisiana’s history. In 1995, Fields ran for governor of Louisiana, becoming the first African American since reconstruction to make the runoff.

McDonald's Company Profile

McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K.

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