NYSE:MCD - Mcdonald's Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mcdonald's' stock was trading at $188.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MCD shares have decreased by 15.4% and is now trading at $159.35. 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 Tuesday, May 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mcdonald's.

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

Mcdonald's declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 29th. Investors of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.14%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 28th. View Mcdonald's' dividend history.

31 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Mcdonald's' stock. Their forecasts range from $165.00 to $250.00. On average, they expect Mcdonald's' stock price to reach $217.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 36.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mcdonald's.

Headlines about MCD stock have been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mcdonald's earned a coverage optimism score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the fast-food giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. 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 daily trading volume, of 3,630,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Mcdonald's' Current Options Chain.

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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 many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Cullinan Associates Inc. (0.01%), Park National Corp OH (0.01%), Bath Savings Trust Co (0.01%), Thomasville National Bank (0.00%), First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.00%) and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC (0.00%). 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 Park National Corp OH, First Financial Bank Trust Division, Bath Savings Trust Co, and Cullinan Associates Inc.. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thomasville National Bank, and Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group 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 $159.35.

Mcdonald's has a market capitalization of $118.79 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.