McDonald's Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:MCD)

27 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McDonald's in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 23 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" MCD shares.
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27 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for McDonald's' shares. Their MCD share price targets range from $278.00 to $383.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $317.07 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.8% from the stock's current price.
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McDonald's' stock was trading at $263.53 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MCD shares have increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $286.13.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 30th 2024.
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McDonald's Co. (NYSE:MCD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 30th. The fast-food giant reported $3.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.00 by $0.19. The fast-food giant had revenue of $6.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.56 billion. McDonald's had a net margin of 33.31% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 157.19%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 14.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $2.68 EPS.

McDonald's announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.67 per share on Friday, December 15th. This represents a $6.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 30th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $1.52.
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McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) pays an annual dividend of $6.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.34%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 48 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 58.80%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MCD will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.70% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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ETFs with the largest weight of McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) stock in their portfolio include AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ), Global X Dow 30 Covered Call ETF (DJIA), Nationwide Dow Jones Risk Managed Income ETF (NDJI), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), Amplify YieldShares CWP Dividend & Option Income ETF (DIVO), Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY), ProShares Ultra Dow30 (DDM) and Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR).

2,583 employees have rated McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski on Glassdoor.com. Chris Kempczinski has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other McDonald's investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Walmart (WMT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

McDonald's' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Morgan Stanley (1.75%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.67%), Northern Trust Corp (1.27%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.93%), FMR LLC (0.75%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Capuano, Catherine A Hoovel, Catherine M Engelbert, Christopher J Kempczinski, Edith Morgan Flatley, Enrique Hernandez, Jr, Heidi B Capozzi, Ian Frederick Borden, Jo Sempels, Joseph M Erlinger, Kevin M Ozan, Manuel Jm Steijaert and Marion K Gross.
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