McDonald's - MCD Stock Forecast, Price & News

28 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McDonald's in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 22 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" MCD shares.
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28 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for McDonald's' stock. Their MCD share price forecasts range from $246.00 to $320.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $284.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.3% from the stock's current price.
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McDonald's' stock was trading at $268.07 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, MCD stock has decreased by 12.6% and is now trading at $234.40.
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McDonald's saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,580,000 shares, an increase of 16.5% from the August 31st total of 5,650,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,380,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.8 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's stock are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 26th 2022.
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McDonald's Co. (NYSE:MCD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 26th. The fast-food giant reported $2.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.45 by $0.10. The fast-food giant earned $5.72 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.82 billion. McDonald's had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 129.90% and a net margin of 25.77%. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.37 earnings per share.
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McDonald's announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 28th. Investors of record on Thursday, September 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.38 per share on Friday, September 16th. This represents a $5.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, August 31st.
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McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) pays an annual dividend of $5.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.33%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 45 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 67.98%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MCD will have a dividend payout ratio of 52.47% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2,583 employees have rated McDonald's Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski on Glassdoor.com. Chris Kempczinski has an approval rating of 78% among the company's employees.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other McDonald's investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), 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."

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One share of MCD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $234.40.

McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) has a market capitalization of $172.45 billion and generates $23.22 billion in revenue each year. The fast-food giant earns $7.55 billion in net income (profit) each year or $8.12 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 200,000 workers across the globe.

McDonald's' mailing address is 110 NORTH CARPENTER STREET, CHICAGO IL, 60607. The official website for the company is corporate.mcdonalds.com. The fast-food giant can be reached via phone at (630) 623-3000 or via fax at 630-623-5004.