Aspen Investment Management Inc Purchases Shares of 4,064 McDonald’s Corporation $MCD

Aspen Investment Management Inc purchased a new stake in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 4,064 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock, valued at approximately $1,242,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of MCD. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 9,286 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $2,692,000 after buying an additional 1,649 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,942 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $563,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 11.4% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,017 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $589,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 6.0% in the second quarter. United Bank now owns 8,102 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $2,367,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Schnieders Capital Management LLC. lifted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 2.5% in the second quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC. now owns 12,938 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $3,780,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. 70.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at McDonald’s

In other McDonald’s news, EVP Jonathan Banner sold 6,201 shares of McDonald’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.29, for a total value of $2,066,731.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 2,291 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $763,567.39. The trade was a 73.02% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 2,626 shares of McDonald’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $307.00, for a total value of $806,182.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 8,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,578,800. The trade was a 23.82% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 12,119 shares of company stock valued at $3,945,973 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.26% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about McDonald’s

Here are the key news stories impacting McDonald’s this week:

• Positive Sentiment: McDonald’s announced a quarterly cash dividend of $1.86 per share, payable June 16 to shareholders of record on June 2, underscoring strong cash generation and shareholder returns. McDONALD’S ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
• Positive Sentiment: McDonald’s U.S. comparable sales rose 3.9% in Q1 2026, helped by McValue and sub-$3 deals that are attracting cost-conscious customers. McDonald’s U.S. Comps Jump 3.9%: What’s Driving Momentum?
• Positive Sentiment: Recent menu initiatives, including new specialty drinks and promotional tie-ins, suggest McDonald’s is working to widen customer appeal and keep traffic flowing. McDonald’s teases collab with Devin Booker and Nike
• Neutral Sentiment: One article highlighted recent share-price weakness and mixed return patterns, with the stock down over the past month and quarter, but this was framed as a valuation review rather than new operational news. Assessing McDonald’s (MCD) Valuation After Recent Share Price Weakness And Mixed Return Patterns
• Negative Sentiment: Bloomberg reported McDonald’s will not meet some emissions goals due to an energy crunch, which could add ESG pressure and slightly weigh on sentiment. McDonald’s Won’t Meet Some Emissions Goals, Citing Energy Crunch

McDonald’s Price Performance

Shares of NYSE MCD opened at $280.39 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $199.22 billion, a PE ratio of 23.12, a P/E/G ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.43. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $301.43 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $309.54. McDonald’s Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $271.98 and a fifty-two week high of $341.75.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The fast-food giant reported $2.83 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $6.52 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.47 billion. McDonald’s had a negative return on equity of 442.10% and a net margin of 31.62%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.67 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.94 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on MCD shares. Citigroup raised their price objective on McDonald’s from $371.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on McDonald’s from $325.00 to $305.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. KeyCorp cut their price objective on McDonald’s from $345.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Erste Group Bank cut McDonald’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $340.00 price objective on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Seventeen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $334.45.

McDonald’s Company Profile

McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD) is a global quick-service restaurant company best known for its hamburgers, French fries and breakfast offerings. The company develops, operates and franchises a system of restaurants that sell a range of food and beverage items, including signature products such as the Big Mac, Quarter Pounder, Chicken McNuggets, McCafé coffee beverages and a variety of salads, desserts and seasonal menu items. McDonald’s serves customers through company-operated restaurants and franchised locations, and it supports sales via dine-in, drive-thru, digital ordering platforms and third-party delivery partnerships.

Founded in 1940 by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald as a single San Bernardino, California restaurant, the business was transformed into a franchising model after Ray Kroc joined in the mid-1950s and led the brand’s national and international expansion.