McDonald’s Corp (MCD): A Case For Going Higher

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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Restaurants industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of McDonald’s Corp is $193.47B. A total of 6.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.93M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Erlinger Joseph M. sold 1,099 shares of MCD for 260.00 per share on Jul 23 ’24. After the transaction, the President, McDonald’s USA now owns 13,681 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jul 03 ’24, Gross Marion K. sold 1,498 shares at 248.26 per share. MCD shares that EVP-Chief Supply Chain Officer owns now total 1,560.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Erlinger Joseph M. disposed of 1,098 shares on Jun 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $260.00. This resulted in the President, McDonald’s USA holding 14,780 shares of MCD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Erlinger Joseph M. sold 1,099 shares at $265.13 per share on May 23 ’24. Company shares held by the President, McDonald’s USA now total 15,878.

Dividend

The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. McDonald’s Corp pays an annual dividend of $6.53, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.43%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 23.49. MCD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/3/2024 when it declared a $1.67 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/17/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/17/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/3/2024. The MCD stock dividend was $1.67 per share in cash.

Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCD has a high of $302.39 and a low of $243.53.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. MCD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.71B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $49.35B in debt and $4.02B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$6.71, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$4.60B.

Analysts Opinion

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MCD is Buy with a score of 4.10.

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