NYSE:MCDMcdonald's Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mcdonald's' stock was trading at $188.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MCD stock has decreased by 6.7% and is now trading at $175.59. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

31 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mcdonald's in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 24 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Mcdonald's.

Mcdonald's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 30th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mcdonald's.

Mcdonald's will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Mcdonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 29th. The fast-food giant reported $1.97 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.96 by $0.01. The fast-food giant had revenue of $5.35 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.30 billion. Mcdonald's had a net margin of 28.59% and a negative return on equity of 79.57%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.97 EPS. View Mcdonald's' earnings history.

Mcdonald's declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $1.25 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. View Mcdonald's' dividend history.

31 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Mcdonald's' shares. Their forecasts range from $165.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect Mcdonald's' share price to reach $214.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mcdonald's.

Media stories about MCD stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mcdonald's earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the fast-food giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutMcdonald's.

Mcdonald's saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 8,820,000 shares, an increase of 15.9% from the February 13th total of 7,610,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,630,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 1.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Mcdonald's' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Mcdonald's include Starbucks (SBUX), Yum! Brands (YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Jack in the Box (JACK), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Denny's (DENN) and Brinker International (EAT).

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

Mcdonald's' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Gradient Investments LLC (0.01%), Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%), Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Chemung Canal Trust Co. (0.01%) and Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY (0.01%). Company insiders that own Mcdonald's stock include Andrew J Mckenna, Catherine A Hoovel, Christopher J Kempczinski, Daniel Henry, David Ogden Fairhurst, Douglas M Goare, Enrique Hernandez Jr, Francesca A Debiase, Ian Frederick Borden, Jerome N Krulewitch, John J Mulligan, John W Rogers Jr, Kevin M Ozan, Robert Lane Gibbs, Silvia Lagnado and Stephen Easterbrook. View institutional ownership trends for Mcdonald's.

MCD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Private Trust Co. NA, American National Bank, Chemung Canal Trust Co., Spirit of America Management Corp NY, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Park National Corp OH, First Financial Bank Trust Division, and Bangor Savings Bank. Company insiders that have sold Mcdonald's company stock in the last year include Catherine A Hoovel, Christopher J Kempczinski, Daniel Henry, Francesca A Debiase, Ian Frederick Borden, Jerome N Krulewitch, Kevin M Ozan, and Silvia Lagnado. View insider buying and selling activity for Mcdonald's.

MCD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, WoodTrust Financial Corp, Lake Street Financial LLC, IBM Retirement Fund, Gradient Investments LLC, Burns J W & Co. Inc. NY, Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC., and Sound Income Strategies LLC. 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. View insider buying and selling activity for Mcdonald's.

Shares of MCD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MCD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $175.59.

Mcdonald's has a market capitalization of $130.89 billion and generates $21.08 billion in revenue each year. The fast-food giant earns $6.03 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.84 on an earnings per share basis. Mcdonald's employs 205,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about Mcdonald's.

The official website for Mcdonald's is http://corporate.mcdonalds.com/.

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.