At the time of writing, McDonald’s Corp [MCD] stock is trading at $316.44, down -1.05%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The MCD shares have gain 2.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.83%, 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 May 06, 2025, when Northcoast downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Previously, KeyBanc Capital Markets reaffirmed its Overweight rating on March 27, 2025, and elevated its price target to $340. On January 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy and revised its price target to $334 on the stock. Robert W. Baird downgraded its rating to a Neutral and decreased its price target to $290 on October 23, 2024. Guggenheim downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $285 on October 23, 2024. Truist reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on October 15, 2024, and upped its price target to $350. In a note dated October 08, 2024, Argus upgraded an Buy rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of McDonald’s Corp fluctuated between $243.53 and $326.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $345 within the next 12 months. McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] shares were valued at $316.44 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.03% based on the average MCD price forecast.
Analyzing the MCD fundamentals
According to McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD], the company’s sales were 25.71B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -3.45% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.57% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.45%, 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 0.14, Equity is -1.89 and Total Capital is 0.22. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -15.28.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD] has a current ratio of 1.18. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.17, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.31. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Steijaert Manuel JM, Officer, that happened on May 20 ’25 when 6000.0 shares were purchased. President, McDonald’s USA, Erlinger Joseph M. completed a deal on Apr 23 ’25 to sell 939.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 939.0 shares on Apr 23 ’25.
