McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] surged by $5.37 during the normal trading session on Thursday and reaching a high of $300.78 during the day while it closed the day at $298.39.
McDonald’s Corp stock has also gained 1.28% of its value over the past 7 days. However, MCD stock has declined by -0.48% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 2.13% and gained 20.39% year-on date.
The market cap for MCD stock reached $213.36 billion, with 715.00 million shares outstanding and 714.44 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.48M shares, MCD reached a trading volume of 5364063 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say 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 $331.44 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 2.19. 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.
Goldman have made an estimate for McDonald’s Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on Jul-11-25. The new note on the price target was released on June 13, 2025, representing the official price target for McDonald’s Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $260, while Redburn Atlantic analysts kept a Sell rating on MCD stock.
Price to Free Cash Flow for MCD in the course of the last twelve months was 31.82 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.17.
MCD stock trade performance evaluation
McDonald’s Corp [MCD] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.28. With this latest performance, MCD shares dropped by -2.10% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 2.13% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 2.93% in the past year of trading.
McDonald’s Corp [MCD]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and McDonald’s Corp [MCD] shares currently have an operating margin of 45.90% and a Gross Margin at 56.27%. McDonald’s Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 31.75%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 14.86%, with Return on Assets sitting at 14.86%.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for McDonald’s Corp [MCD] stock
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 7.02%.
McDonald’s Corp [MCD]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $75.80%, or 75.97% 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%.
