After Hours
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Stocks Info
MCD belongs to the Consumer Cyclical sector of the NYSE while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of McDonald’s Corp is $210.03B. A total of 4.32 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.33M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Erlinger Joseph M. sold 300 shares of MCD for 280.75 per share on Jan 23 ’25. After the transaction, the President, McDonald’s USA now owns 7,887 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 23 ’25, JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 300 shares at 281.35 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gross Marion K. disposed of 1,499 shares on Jan 02 ’25 at a per-share price of $290.95. This resulted in the EVP-Chief Supply Chain Officer holding 1,560 shares of MCD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Ralls-Morrison Desiree sold 3,409 shares at $290.15 per share on Dec 30 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Chief Legal Off. now total 9,675.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. McDonald’s Corp pays an annual dividend of $6.78, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.31%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.73. MCD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.33% when it declared a $1.77 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/3/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.66%. The MCD stock dividend was $1.67 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCD has a high of $317.90 and a low of $243.53.
As of this writing, MCD has an earnings estimate of $2.87 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 29.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $3.04 per share and a lower estimate of $2.75.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. 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 -$7.22, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$4.60B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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 4.18.
