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 declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.01 per share on Friday, December 15th. This represents a $4.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 30th. This is an increase from McDonald's Corporation's previous quarterly dividend of $0.94. View McDonald's Corporation's Dividend History.

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 25th. The company reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.08. The company earned $6.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.96 billion. McDonald's Corporation had a negative return on equity of 264.89% and a net margin of 21.00%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.45 EPS. View McDonald's Corporation's Earnings History.

McDonald's Corporation is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 24th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for McDonald's Corporation.

31 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for McDonald's Corporation's stock. Their forecasts range from $110.33 to $180.00. On average, they anticipate McDonald's Corporation's share price to reach $162.16 in the next twelve months. 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 second-quarter adjusted earnings of $1.73 per share beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 6.8% and rose 19% year over year (y/y). Total revenue of $6.05 billion beat the consensus mark by 1% but fell 3% y/y. The company recorded the 8th consecutive quarter of global comps growth. In fact, McDonald’s grew sales and guest counts in each of its top nine markets, for the first time since 2008. Meanwhile, shares of the company outpaced the industry year to date. Notably, McDonald’s is trying to reinforce its position worldwide via various sales and digital initiatives. Also, increased focus on refranchising is expected toreduce its capital requirements, thereby facilitating EPS growth and ROE expansion in the long run. Yet, higher costs along with currency headwinds may hurt profits while a soft industry backdrop in the U.S. and macroeconomic concerns in some parts of the world might limit sales growth." (7/31/2017)
• 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), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.03%), BlackRock Inc. (6.70%), State Street Corp (5.12%), Capital World Investors (2.75%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.48%) and Capital Research Global Investors (1.49%). Company insiders that own McDonald's Corporation stock include Andrew J Mckenna, Brian Mullens, David Ogden Fairhurst, Douglas M Goare, James R Sappington, Jerome N Krulewitch, John J Mulligan, Jose Armario, Joseph M Erlinger, 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 Federated Investors Inc. PA, State Street Corp, APG Asset Management N.V., Focused Investors LLC, Ameriprise Financial Inc., Sterling Capital Management LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Junto Capital Management LP. Company insiders that have sold McDonald's Corporation stock in the last year include Andrew J Mckenna, David Ogden Fairhurst, Douglas M Goare, James R Sappington, Jerome N Krulewitch, Joseph M Erlinger and Kevin M Ozan. View Insider Buying and Selling for McDonald's Corporation.

McDonald's Corporation's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, FMR LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., BlackRock Inc., Capital Research Global Investors, Fred Alger Management Inc. and TIAA CREF Investment 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 $156.26.