McDonald’s Corp [MCD] stock prices are down -5.71% to $300.11 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MCD shares have lost -2.27% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.31%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on March 27, 2025, when KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated its Overweight rating and also boosted its price target to $340 from $335. Previously, Citigroup upgraded its rating to Buy on January 10, 2025, and elevated its price target to $334. On October 23, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $290 on the stock. Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $285 on October 23, 2024. Truist reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $350 on October 15, 2024. Argus upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on October 08, 2024. In a note dated September 09, 2024, Jefferies reiterated an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $310 to $330.
The stock price of McDonald’s Corp [MCD] has been fluctuating between $243.53 and $326.32 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $322.64 within the next 12 months. McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] shares were valued at $300.11 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.51% based on the average MCD price forecast.
Analyzing the MCD fundamentals
The McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD] reported sales of 25.92B for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -0.28%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.56% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.46%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.4%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.32%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.15, Equity is -1.77 and Total Capital is 0.23. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-13.51.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 294.62 points at the first support level, and at 289.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 310.28, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 320.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD]’s Current Ratio is 1.19. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.18, while the Cash Ratio is 0.28. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.27 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Erlinger Joseph M., President, McDonald’s USA, that happened on Mar 24 ’25 when 939.0 shares were sold. Officer, JOSEPH ERLINGER completed a deal on Mar 24 ’25 to buy 939.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP – Chief People Officer Boyd Tiffanie L. sold 1000.0 shares on Feb 27 ’25.
