Mcdonalds is a restaurant company located in Illinois, United States, which is part of the Consumer Cyclical sector, and is traded under the ticker MCD on the NYSE exchange.
Mcdonalds stock last closed at $270.66, down 0.24% from the previous day, and has decreased 8.53% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Restaurants industry by 0.39 percentage points. Mcdonalds stock is currently +10.15% from its 52-week low of $245.73, and -10.49% from its 52-week high of $302.39.
As of May 14, 2024, there are 720.68M shares of MCD outstanding. The market cap of MCD is $195.06B. In the past 24 hours, 2.9M MCD shares were traded.
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Out of 19 Equities analysts who track MCD, the consensus analyst rating on Mcdonalds is a Strong Buy
It's important to note that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Nick Setyan, a top 10% analyst from Wedbush maintains MCD with a buy rating and lowers their MCD price target from $300.00 to $295.00, on May 1, 2024.
David Tarantino, a top 5% analyst from Baird maintains MCD with a buy rating and lowers their MCD price target from $305.00 to $300.00, on May 1, 2024.
Baird's David Tarantino lowered their price target on Mcdonalds (NYSE: MCD) by 1.6% from $305 to $300 on 2024/05/01. The analyst maintained their Buy rating on the stock.
Though results came in "near expectations," management guided a soft Q2 and lowered FY 2024 comps, leading to a reduction in Baird's FY 2024 to 2025 EPS estimates, Tarantino said to explain their price target cut following the 2024/04/30 release of Mcdonalds' Q1 2024 earnings.
For Q1 2024, McDonald’s reported:
Management did not provide guidance in the press release or earnings call.
CEO Chris Kempczinski commented: “Our global comparable sales growth in the first quarter marks 13 consecutive quarters of positive comparable sales growth with 30% growth over the last 4 years.
“As consumers are more discriminating with every dollar that they spend, we will continue to earn their visits by delivering leading, reliable, everyday value and outstanding execution in our restaurants.
“As we look to the rest of 2024 and beyond, we remain focused on leveraging the competitive advantages within our Accelerating the Arches plan and growing QSR market share to drive long-term growth.”
Andrew Charles, a top 4% analyst from TD Cowen reiterates MCD with a strong buy rating and maintains their MCD price target from $305.00 to $305.00, on May 1, 2024.
Jon Tower, a top 7% analyst from Citigroup maintains MCD with a hold rating and lowers their MCD price target from $312.00 to $297.00, on Apr 16, 2024.
John Glass, a top 21% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains MCD with a strong buy rating and lowers their MCD price target from $327.00 to $320.00, on Apr 12, 2024.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Mcdonalds stock forecast page.
Last year, MCD earnings were $8.60B. In the last five year, MCD's earnings have gone up by 9.21% per year. This was slower than the Restaurants industry average of 15.36%.
Last year, MCD revenue was $25.76B. During the last five year, MCD's revenue has grown by 4.03% per year. This was slower than the Restaurants industry average of 8.3%.
Dive into MCD's earnings and revenue performance here.
Over the last 12 months, insiders at MCD have sold more shares than they have bought.
Jonathan Banner, EVP - Chief Impact Officer of MCD, was the latest MCD insider to sell. They sold $220,016.00 worth of MCD stock on May 10, 2024.
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Mcdonalds pays a dividend of 2.36%, compared to the Restaurants industry's average dividend yield of 2.82%. If you owned $1,000 of MCD stock, you would have received $23.57 in the past 12 months.
Mcdonalds dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Dig into more data about Mcdonalds dividend yield and history here.
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