McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Shares Unloaded Rep. Robert Bresnahan, Jr.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. (R-Pennsylvania) recently sold shares of McDonald's Corporation NYSE: MCD. In a filing disclosed on June 23rd, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in McDonald's stock on June 2nd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "LPL ACCOUNT I" account.

Representative Robert Bresnahan, Jr. also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Zoom Communications NASDAQ: ZM on 6/25/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Coinbase Global NASDAQ: COIN on 6/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Circle Internet Group NYSE: CRCL on 6/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 6/23/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chubb NYSE: CB on 6/13/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Atlassian NASDAQ: TEAM on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of ServiceTitan NASDAQ: TTAN on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Datadog NASDAQ: DDOG on 6/11/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of GitLab NASDAQ: GTLB on 6/11/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 6/11/2025.

McDonald's Price Performance

NYSE MCD traded up $3.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $299.04. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,671,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,522,852. The firm has a market capitalization of $213.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.53. McDonald's Corporation has a 1-year low of $246.12 and a 1-year high of $326.32. The company's 50-day moving average is $302.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $302.88.

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The fast-food giant reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.67. The firm had revenue of $5.96 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.17 billion. McDonald's had a negative return on equity of 195.27% and a net margin of 31.75%. McDonald's's revenue was down 3.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.70 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that McDonald's Corporation will post 12.25 EPS for the current fiscal year.

McDonald's Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $1.77 per share. This represents a $7.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.37%. McDonald's's payout ratio is currently 62.49%.

Insider Activity

In other McDonald's news, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 939 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.52, for a total value of $270,920.28. Following the transaction, the insider owned 10,222 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,949,251.44. The trade was a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CMO Edith Morgan Flatley sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total transaction of $300,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 8,858 shares in the company, valued at $2,657,400. The trade was a 10.14% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 3,817 shares of company stock worth $1,165,843 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in McDonald's by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 70,409,095 shares of the fast-food giant's stock worth $21,993,689,000 after acquiring an additional 239,753 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of McDonald's by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,074,438 shares of the fast-food giant's stock valued at $4,652,768,000 after buying an additional 157,458 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in McDonald's by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 10,652,445 shares of the fast-food giant's stock valued at $3,088,037,000 after purchasing an additional 531,070 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of McDonald's during the fourth quarter worth $2,725,190,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of McDonald's by 16.8% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 9,341,460 shares of the fast-food giant's stock worth $2,917,993,000 after purchasing an additional 1,344,954 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.29% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MCD has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Bank of America lowered their price objective on McDonald's from $327.00 to $322.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Argus cut shares of McDonald's from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of McDonald's from $324.00 to $326.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of McDonald's from $364.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler raised their price objective on shares of McDonald's from $292.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and fourteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $319.72.

About Representative Bresnahan

Rob Bresnahan Jr. (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Bresnahan (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Rob Bresnahan Jr. was born in Kingston, Pennsylvania. He earned a B.S. in business administration, management and operations from the University of Scranton in 2012. His career experience includes working as the chief financial officer and CEO of a family business, an electrical contracting company.

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.