After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
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 $229.55B. A total of 7.6 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.18M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Boyd Tiffanie L. sold 1,000 shares of MCD for 309.27 per share on Feb 27 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP – Chief People Officer now owns 5,564 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 24 ’25, Steijaert Manuel JM sold 10,459 shares at 308.71 per share. MCD shares that EVP – Chief Customer Officer owns now total 4,606.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Erlinger Joseph M. disposed of 939 shares on Feb 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $305.00. This resulted in the President, McDonald’s USA holding 13,978 shares of MCD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 939 shares at $304.81 per share on Feb 24 ’25.
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 $6.88, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.14%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 28.20. MCD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.41% when it declared a $1.77 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/3/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/2/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.33%. The MCD stock dividend was $1.77 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 $317.90 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 -$5.31, 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 4.18.
