McDonald's Corporation Company Profile (NYSE:MCD)

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

McDonald's Corporation announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 24th. Investors of record on Monday, June 5th will be paid a dividend of $0.94 per share on Monday, June 19th. This represents a $3.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 1st. View McDonald's Corporation's Dividend History.

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 25th. The company reported $1.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $5.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.53 billion. McDonald's Corporation had a negative return on equity of 387.22% and a net margin of 19.58%. The company's revenue was down 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.23 earnings per share. View McDonald's Corporation's Earnings History.

McDonald's Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 25th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for McDonald's Corporation.

30 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for McDonald's Corporation's shares. Their predictions range from $110.33 to $175.00. On average, they anticipate McDonald's Corporation's share price to reach $154.78 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for McDonald's Corporation.

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about McDonald's Corporation stock:

• 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "McDonald’s shares outpaced the Zacks classified Retail-Restaurants industry year to date. Increased focus on refranchising will cut the company’s capital requirements and facilitate EPS growth and ROE expansion over the long-term. Notably, growing guest counts remains McDonald’s top priority and the company is undertaking various sales and digital initiatives, in this regard. Going forward, increased focus on delivery, enhancement of digital capabilities, and accelerated deployment of Experience of the Future restaurants in the U.S should drive growth. In fact, global comps at McDonald’s have been positive over the past seven quarters. However, higher labor costs along with currency headwinds are likely to keep profits under pressure. Also, political and economic unrest in some parts of the world and a not so enticing U.S. restaurant space might restrict revenue growth." (6/27/2017)
• 2. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "material amount" of cash to shareholders as it plans on buying back shares worth up to 15 percent of its market cap.2. The 'Sweet Spot'Strelzik argued that McDonald's is currently sitting in a "sweet spot" to take advantage of an improving restaurant environment that will emerge in the bottom half of the year.In fact, the analyst's model doesn't even factor in any industry-wide improvements, which could add even further upside to the stock.3. McDonald's Can Beat Its TargetsFinally, the analyst even suggested that there is a possibility for McDonald's to even exceed its targets, given: a) favorable food costs, b) improved G&A expenses and c) greater capex efficiency and a flexible approach to balance sheet leverage.Bottom line, McDonald's stock is trading at around 14–14.5x forward-12-months EV/EBITDA, which happens to be the lowest valuation among highly franchised restaurants and this is not justified as the company is a "premium brand." (4/21/2017)
• 3. Sanford C. Bernstein analysts commented, "experience of the future" (4/18/2017)
• 4. Royal Bank Of Canada analysts commented, "McDonald's remains one of our top Outperform names through 2017. We continue to see reasons for improving market share in the US and the company's long-term growth algorithm is rapidly coming into focus, which we believe is very attractive relative to restaurants and large-cap staples peers." (3/2/2017)
• 5. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "In line 4Q EPS into better than expected RLMs across all segments, particularly the US with lower commodities and pricing offsetting negative SSS. US SSS likely to stay negative in 1Q against a tough year ago comparison. More detail on '17 outlook to come at March Investor Day, but overall we expect growth to be fairly muted with re-franchising winding down. Maintain Hold with $115 PT." (1/24/2017)

Some companies that are related to McDonald's Corporation include Yum! Brands (YUM), Yum China Holdings (YUMC), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Wendy's Company (The) (WEN), Jack In The Box (JACK), Arcos Dorados Holdings (ARCO), Domino's Pizza Group PLC. (DOM), Sonic Corp. (SONC), Wingstop (WING), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (RRGB), Del Taco Restaurants (TACO), Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST), Fogo de Chao (FOGO), Noodles & Company (NDLS), Jamba (JMBA), Papa Murphy's Holdings (FRSH) and Country Syl Ckng Restaurant Chain Co Ltd (CCSC).

McDonald's Corporation's management team includes the folowing people:

• Stephen J. Easterbrook, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
• David Ogden Fairhurst, Corporate Executive Vice President & Chief People Officer
• Kevin M. Ozan, Corporate Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
• Ian Frederick Borden, President - Foundational Markets
• Joseph M. Erlinger, President - High Growth Markets
• Robert L. Gibbs, Corporate Executive Vice President - Corporate Relations and Chief Communications Officer
• Douglas M. Goare, President, International Lead Markets and Chief Restaurant Officer
• Christopher J. Kempczinski, President, McDonald’s USA
• James R. Sappington, Corporate Executive Vice President-Operations and Technology Systems, Corporate Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer
• Silvia Lagnado, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer

McDonald's Corporation's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of Montreal Can (0.23%), US Bancorp DE (0.16%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.10%), Focused Investors LLC (0.10%), Marathon Asset Management LLP (0.09%) and NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V. (0.08%). Company insiders that own McDonald's Corporation stock include Andrew J Mckenna, Brian Mullens, David Ogden Fairhurst, Douglas M Goare, James R Sappington, John J Mulligan, Jose Armario, Kevin M Ozan, Peter J Bensen and Richard R Floersch. View Institutional Ownership Trends for McDonald's Corporation.

McDonald's Corporation's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Focused Investors LLC, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Cullinan Associates Inc., BB&T Corp, US Bancorp DE, Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds Voor DE Media PNO, Exxonmobil Investment Management Inc. TX and Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc.. Company insiders that have sold McDonald's Corporation stock in the last year include Andrew J Mckenna and James R Sappington. View Insider Buying and Selling for McDonald's Corporation.

McDonald's Corporation's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Marathon Asset Management LLP, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Manning & Napier Advisors LLC, Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., National Pension Service, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands and Advisors Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for McDonald's Corporation.

Shares of McDonald's Corporation can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of McDonald's Corporation stock can currently be purchased for approximately $154.21.