McDonald's Stock Forecast, Price & News

31 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McDonald's in the last twelve months. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 26 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" McDonald's stock.
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McDonald's saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,270,000 shares, an increase of 17.0% from the July 15th total of 5,360,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,490,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.5 days.
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McDonald's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 8th 2021.
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McDonald's Co. (NYSE:MCD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 27th. The fast-food giant reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.11 by $0.26. The fast-food giant earned $5.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.63 billion. McDonald's had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 83.98% and a net margin of 31.72%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.66 EPS.
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McDonald's' stock was trading at $188.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MCD shares have increased by 29.2% and is now trading at $243.21.
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McDonald's declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $1.29 per share on Wednesday, September 15th. This represents a $5.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 31st.
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McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $5.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.14%. The dividend payout ratio of McDonald's is 85.29%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, McDonald's will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.55% next year. This indicates that McDonald's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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31 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for McDonald's' stock. Their forecasts range from $230.00 to $283.00. On average, they expect McDonald's' share price to reach $258.90 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.5% from the stock's current price.
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2,583 employees have rated McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski on Glassdoor.com. Chris Kempczinski has an approval rating of 78% among McDonald's' employees.

Some companies that are related to McDonald's include Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), The Wendy's (WEN), Papa John's International (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Brinker International (EAT), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Jack in the Box (JACK), Dine Brands Global (DIN) and Denny's (DENN).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other McDonald's investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), The Home Depot (HD), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Walmart (WMT), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

McDonald's trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MCD."

McDonald's' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.65%), BlackRock Inc. (6.81%), State Street Corp (4.88%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.65%), Northern Trust Corp (1.36%) and Morgan Stanley (1.12%). Company insiders that own McDonald's stock include Catherine A Hoovel, Christopher J Kempczinski, Daniel Henry, Enrique Hernandez Jr, Francesca A Debiase, Ian Frederick Borden, John J Mulligan, John W Rogers Jr, Joseph M Erlinger and Kevin M Ozan.
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MCD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, 1832 Asset Management L.P., BlackRock Inc., Credit Suisse AG, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Swiss National Bank, APG Asset Management N.V., and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC. Company insiders that have sold McDonald's company stock in the last year include Catherine A Hoovel, Francesca A Debiase, Ian Frederick Borden, Joseph M Erlinger, and Kevin M Ozan.
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MCD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jefferies Group LLC, Amundi, Magellan Asset Management Ltd, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., UBS Asset Management Americas Inc., Invesco Ltd., Geode Capital Management LLC, and Bank of Montreal Can. Company insiders that have bought McDonald's stock in the last two years include Christopher J Kempczinski, Enrique Hernandez Jr, John J Mulligan, and John W Rogers Jr.
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Shares of MCD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MCD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $243.21.

McDonald's has a market capitalization of $181.63 billion and generates $19.21 billion in revenue each year. The fast-food giant earns $4.73 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.05 on an earnings per share basis.

McDonald's employs 200,000 workers across the globe.

The following companies are subsidiares of McDonald's: 3267114 Nova Scotia Company, Apprente, Boston Market, Closed Joint Stock Company "Moscow-McDonald's", Donatos Pizza, Dynamic Yield, Guangdong Sanyuan McDonald's Food Company Limited, HanGook McDonald's Co. Ltd., Limited Liability Company "McDonald's", Lux MC Holdings S.àr.l., MCD Europe Limited, MCD Investments Limited, MCDI Holdings Limited, McD APMEA Holdings Pte. Ltd., McD Asia Pacific LLC, McD Europe Franchising LLC, McDonald's (China) Company Limited, McDonald's (Tianjin) Foods Company Limited, McDonald's Australia Limited, McDonald's Central Europe GmbH, McDonald's Deutschland LLC, McDonald's Development Italy LLC, McDonald's Europe Inc., McDonald's France S.A.S., McDonald's Franchise GmbH, McDonald's Gesellschaft m.b.H., McDonald's GmbH, McDonald's Immobilien Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung, McDonald's International Property Company Ltd., McDonald's Liegenschaftsverwaltung Gesellschaft m.b.H., McDonald's Nederland B.V., McDonald's Polska Sp. z o.o, McDonald's Real Estate Company, McDonald's Real Estate LLP, McDonald's Restaurants (Hong Kong) Limited, McDonald's Restaurants (New Zealand) Limited, McDonald's Restaurants (Shenzhen) Company Limited, McDonald's Restaurants (Taiwan) Co. Ltd., McDonald's Restaurants Limited, McDonald's Restaurants of Canada Limited, McDonald's Sistemas de Espana Inc., McDonald's Suisse Development Sàrl, McDonald's Suisse Restaurants Sàrl, McDonald's USA LLC, Restaurantes McDonald's S.A., Shanghai McDonald's Food Co. Ltd., Sistemas McDonald's Portugal LDA, and Svenska McDonald's AB.

McDonald's was founded in 1955.

The official website for McDonald's is corporate.mcdonalds.com.

McDonald's is headquartered at 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL, 60607.

McDonald's' mailing address is 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL, 60607. The fast-food giant can be reached via phone at (630) 623-3000.