McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] gained 0.47% or 1.42 points to close at $304.16 with a heavy trading volume of 3808206 shares.
It opened the trading session at $302.445, the shares rose to $305.64 and dropped to $301.87, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for MCD points out that the company has recorded -3.23% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 2.99M shares, MCD reached to a volume of 3808206 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about McDonald’s Corp [MCD]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for MCD shares is $332.57 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on MCD stock is a recommendation set at 2.27. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Mizuho have made an estimate for McDonald’s Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on October 28, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Barclays raised their target price from $360 to $362. The new note on the price target was released on October 22, 2025, representing the official price target for McDonald’s Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $320, while RBC Capital Mkts analysts kept a Sector Perform rating on MCD stock.
Price to Free Cash Flow for MCD in the course of the last twelve months was 29.39 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.99.
Trading performance analysis for MCD stock
McDonald’s Corp [MCD] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -1.11. With this latest performance, MCD shares dropped by -1.92% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -3.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 4.92% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for MCD stock in for the last two-week period is set at 50.64, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 4.68, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 4.66 for McDonald’s Corp [MCD]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 302.95, while it was recorded at 304.68 for the last single week of trading, and 305.70 for the last 200 days.
McDonald’s Corp [MCD]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and McDonald’s Corp [MCD] shares currently have an operating margin of 46.15% and a Gross Margin at 57.25%. McDonald’s Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 32.04%.
McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $56133.33 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 1.00% and a Quick Ratio of 0.99%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
McDonald’s Corp [MCD]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, McDonald’s Corp posted 2.83/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 2.86/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.03. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for MCD. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for McDonald’s Corp go to 6.97%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at McDonald’s Corp [MCD]
There are presently around $75.09%, or 75.26%% of MCD stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of MCD stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 69.51 million shares, which is approximately 9.6697%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 50.18 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$12.79 billion in MCD stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$8.82 billion in MCD stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8155%.
