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. Since then, MCD stock has increased by 14.0% and is now trading at $214.53.
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31 Wall Street equities research 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. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" McDonald's stock.
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2,583 employees have rated McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski on Glassdoor.com. Chris Kempczinski has an approval rating of 78% among McDonald's' employees.

McDonald's is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 28th 2021.
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McDonald's will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 28th 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 Co. (NYSE:MCD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Saturday, November, 14th. The fast-food giant reported $2.22 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' 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 negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 53.62% and a net margin of 25.60%. McDonald's's revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $2.11 earnings per share.
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McDonald's announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 21st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $1.29 per share on Monday, March 15th. This represents a $5.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 26th.
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McDonald's pays an annual dividend of $5.16 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.42%. McDonald's has been increasing its dividend for 43 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of McDonald's is 65.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, McDonald's will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.47% next year. This indicates that McDonald's will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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31 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for McDonald's' shares. Their forecasts range from $190.00 to $266.00. On average, they expect McDonald's' share price to reach $232.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.3% from the stock's current price.
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McDonald's saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,080,000 shares, an increase of 17.4% from the December 15th total of 5,180,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,060,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
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Some companies that are related to McDonald's include Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Yum! Brands (YUM), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), 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), Dine Brands Global (DIN) and Denny's (DENN).
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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 a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Focused Investors LLC (0.08%), Capital Wealth Planning LLC (0.08%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.07%), Strs Ohio (0.05%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.04%). 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 Cadinha & Co. LLC, Hexavest Inc., Avantax Advisory Services Inc., New York State Teachers Retirement System, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, XR Securities LLC, Strs Ohio, and Retirement Systems of Alabama. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Wealth Planning LLC, Landsberg Bennett & Dubbaneh LLC, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Founders Capital Management, Oak Harvest Investment Services, Liberty Capital Management Inc., Park National Corp OH, and BLB&B Advisors 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.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of MCD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $214.53.

McDonald's has a market capitalization of $159.85 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.