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 Intel NASDAQ: INTC 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.
• 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.

McDonald's Price Performance

Shares of MCD stock traded down $1.32 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $297.85. 2,464,604 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,521,679. The business's fifty day moving average is $302.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $302.88. McDonald's Corporation has a 12-month low of $246.12 and a 12-month high of $326.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $212.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.29, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 0.53.

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.70 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that McDonald's Corporation will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

McDonald's Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $1.77 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 2nd. This represents a $7.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.38%. McDonald's's payout ratio is 62.49%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. TD Securities restated a "hold" rating and set a $305.00 price objective on shares of McDonald's in a research report on Thursday, June 5th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on McDonald's from $292.00 to $314.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Melius assumed coverage on McDonald's in a research report on Monday, July 14th. They set a "sell" rating and a $250.00 price target for the company. Erste Group Bank lowered McDonald's from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded McDonald's from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $345.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, McDonald's has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $322.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of McDonald's by 0.3% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 70,409,095 shares of the fast-food giant's stock valued at $21,993,689,000 after purchasing an additional 239,753 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased 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 acquiring an additional 157,458 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of McDonald's by 5.2% in 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 acquiring an additional 531,070 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of McDonald's in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,725,190,000. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position 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 valued at $2,917,993,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344,954 shares during the last quarter. 70.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at McDonald's

In related news, CMO Edith Morgan Flatley sold 1,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 8,858 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,657,400. The trade was a 10.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 939 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.52, for a total value of $270,920.28. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 10,222 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,949,251.44. This trade represents a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,878 shares of company stock worth $866,771. 0.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.

About McDonald's

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.