McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) Price Target Raised to $330.00 at Wedbush

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) had its price objective lifted by Wedbush from $320.00 to $330.00 in a report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Wedbush currently has an outperform rating on the fast-food giant’s stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for McDonald’s’ Q2 2025 earnings at $3.12 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.39 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $12.37 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of McDonald’s from $347.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on McDonald’s from $315.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on McDonald’s from $340.00 to $336.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. Evercore ISI increased their target price on McDonald’s from $320.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 15th. Finally, Guggenheim downgraded shares of McDonald’s from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $290.00 to $285.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.61.

McDonald’s Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSE MCD opened at $310.16 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $222.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.23, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 0.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $291.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $291.56. McDonald’s has a 52-week low of $243.53 and a 52-week high of $317.90.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The fast-food giant reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $2.83. McDonald’s had a negative return on equity of 175.42% and a net margin of 31.79%. On average, analysts anticipate that McDonald’s will post 11.73 EPS for the current year.

McDonald’s Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.77 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 3rd. This represents a $7.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.28%. McDonald’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 62.16%.

Insider Transactions at McDonald’s

In other McDonald’s news, EVP Desiree Ralls-Morrison sold 3,409 shares of McDonald’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.15, for a total value of $989,121.35. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 9,675 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,807,201.25. The trade was a 26.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 1,099 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $291.10, for a total value of $319,918.90. Following the sale, the insider now owns 8,187 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,383,235.70. This trade represents a 11.84 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 7,406 shares of company stock valued at $2,150,857 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.23% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On McDonald’s

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of McDonald’s by 8.0% in the fourth quarter. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,236 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $938,000 after buying an additional 240 shares during the period. First American Trust FSB boosted its stake in McDonald’s by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. First American Trust FSB now owns 23,683 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $6,865,000 after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the period. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA grew its position in McDonald’s by 108.4% during the 4th quarter. Heritage Wealth Management Inc. CA now owns 971 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $281,000 after purchasing an additional 505 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC grew its position in McDonald’s by 42.6% during the 4th quarter. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC now owns 1,838 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $534,000 after purchasing an additional 549 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in McDonald’s by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. TD Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,297,910 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $376,251,000 after purchasing an additional 75,540 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 70.29% of the company’s stock.

McDonald’s Company Profile

McDonald’s Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and the U.K.