NYSE:MCDMcdonald's Stock Price, Forecast & News

Mcdonald's' stock was trading at $188.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MCD stock has decreased by 1.8% and is now trading at $184.88. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

30 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mcdonald's in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 23 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, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mcdonald's.

Mcdonald's will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 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 Corp (NYSE:MCD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The fast-food giant reported $1.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.12. The fast-food giant earned $4.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.66 billion. Mcdonald's had a net margin of 27.86% and a negative return on equity of 70.25%. Mcdonald's's revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.78 EPS. View Mcdonald's' earnings history.

Mcdonald's announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.70%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. View Mcdonald's' dividend history.

30 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for Mcdonald's' stock. Their forecasts range from $170.00 to $239.00. On average, they expect Mcdonald's' share price to reach $209.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Mcdonald's.

Media coverage about MCD stock has been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Mcdonald's earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media 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 company's share price in the near future. View the latest news about Mcdonald's.

Mcdonald's saw a drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 6,390,000 shares, a drop of 15.4% from the June 15th total of 7,550,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,690,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's stock are short sold. 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 a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.05%), Hexavest Inc. (0.02%), DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.02%) and Whittier Trust Co. (0.01%). 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, 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., 6 Meridian, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Hexavest Inc., Gradient Investments LLC, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, HNP Capital LLC, and Whittier Trust Co.. Company insiders that have sold Mcdonald's company stock in the last year include Catherine A Hoovel, Daniel Henry, Francesca A Debiase, 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 Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, Abner Herrman & Brock LLC, Canandaigua National Corp, DNB Asset Management AS, First American Trust FSB, Rockland Trust Co., Riverbridge Partners LLC, and Clarius 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 $184.88.

Mcdonald's has a market capitalization of $137.47 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.