McDonald's Stock Forecast, Price & News

McDonald's' stock was trading at $188.25 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MCD stock has increased by 16.5% and is now trading at $219.34.
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27 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for McDonald's in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 21 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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McDonald's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 3rd 2021.
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McDonald's Co. (NYSE:MCD) released its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, November, 14th. The fast-food giant reported $2.22 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.32. The fast-food giant earned $5.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.37 billion. McDonald's had a net margin of 24.78% and a negative return on equity of 52.78%. The firm's revenue was down 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.11 EPS.
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McDonald's announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.29 per share on Tuesday, December 15th. This represents a $5.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.35%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 30th. This is a positive change from McDonald's's previous quarterly dividend of $1.25.
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27 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for McDonald's' shares. Their forecasts range from $190.00 to $265.00. On average, they anticipate McDonald's' share price to reach $227.48 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.7% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to McDonald's include Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin' Brands Group (DNKN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), The Wendy's (WEN), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's International (PZZA), Brinker International (EAT), Jack in the Box (JACK), The Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN) and Dine Brands Global (DIN).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other McDonald's investors own include Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), The Walt Disney (DIS), AT&T (T), The 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."

McDonald's' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.13%), Morgan Stanley (1.10%), Magellan Asset Management Ltd (0.77%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.72%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.61%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.58%). Company insiders that own McDonald's stock include Andrew J Mckenna, Catherine A Hoovel, Christopher J Kempczinski, Daniel Henry, David Ogden Fairhurst, Enrique Hernandez Jr, Francesca A Debiase, Ian Frederick Borden, Jerome N Krulewitch, John J Mulligan, John W Rogers Jr, Joseph M Erlinger, Kevin M Ozan, Robert Lane Gibbs and Silvia Lagnado.
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MCD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, State Street Corp, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Morgan Stanley, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold McDonald's company stock in the last year include Catherine A Hoovel, Daniel Henry, Francesca A Debiase, Ian Frederick Borden, and Joseph M Erlinger.
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MCD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership, Fisher Asset Management LLC, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT, Voloridge Investment Management LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. 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.
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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 $219.34.

McDonald's has a market capitalization of $163.43 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.

The official website for McDonald's is 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.