At the time of writing, McDonald’s Corp [MCD] stock is trading at $299.62, down -0.75%. 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 2.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.17%, 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 July 14, 2025, when Melius initiated its Sell rating and assigned the stock a price target of $250. Previously, Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy on July 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $345. On June 13, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to a Sell but stick to its price target of $260 on June 10, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $324 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 09, 2025. Loop Capital downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on June 06, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $315. In a note dated May 06, 2025, Northcoast downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of McDonald’s Corp fluctuated between $246.12 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 $299.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.15% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-15.28.
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 298.31 points at the first support level, and at 297.00 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 301.86, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 304.10.
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 8.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 26.43.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Flatley Edith Morgan, EVP – Global CMO, that happened on Jul 10 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. President, McDonald’s USA, Erlinger Joseph M. completed a deal on Jun 23 ’25 to sell 939.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 939.0 shares on Jun 23 ’25.
