McDonald’s Corporation $MCD Shares Purchased by Verity & Verity LLC

Verity & Verity LLC raised its position in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) by 76.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,660 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,021 shares during the period. Verity & Verity LLC’s holdings in McDonald’s were worth $1,424,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in McDonald’s by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 12,456 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $3,807,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC boosted its holdings in McDonald’s by 30.5% in the 4th quarter. Founders Financial Securities LLC now owns 6,230 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $1,904,000 after purchasing an additional 1,457 shares during the last quarter. Core Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in McDonald’s in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,375,000. Bearing Point Capital LLC boosted its holdings in McDonald’s by 15.7% in the 4th quarter. Bearing Point Capital LLC now owns 4,060 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $1,241,000 after purchasing an additional 550 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Yale Capital Corp. boosted its holdings in McDonald’s by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Texas Yale Capital Corp. now owns 17,750 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $5,425,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. 70.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 333 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $280.11, for a total value of $93,276.63. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 7,734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,166,370.74. The trade was a 4.13% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,918 shares of company stock valued at $1,862,485. 0.26% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

More McDonald’s News

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

• Positive Sentiment: McDonald’s recent quarterly results beat expectations, with EPS and revenue both topping estimates and sales rising year over year, reinforcing the view that the company’s core business remains resilient.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain generally optimistic, with several firms keeping buy or overweight ratings and a consensus price target above the current trading range, which may help support sentiment.
• Positive Sentiment: The company is teasing new marketing tie-ins such as a 2026 FIFA World Cup Happy Meal featuring Squishmallows, a move that could lift traffic and keep the brand top of mind with families and younger consumers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: McDonald’s continues to attract investor interest, with multiple articles noting the stock is widely watched and that analysts are still fairly upbeat about its future prospects. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: An insider sale by Joseph Erlinger was disclosed, but the transaction was small relative to his remaining holdings and does not appear to signal a major change in outlook. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Several non-fundamental articles, including brand history and vintage-photo features, may boost visibility but are unlikely to materially affect earnings or valuation.
• Negative Sentiment: One recent article highlighted that McDonald’s has underperformed the broader consumer discretionary group over the past year, which may remind investors that the shares still face valuation and performance challenges. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have weighed in on MCD. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of McDonald’s from $350.00 to $365.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Guggenheim decreased their target price on shares of McDonald’s from $325.00 to $320.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th. Mizuho boosted their target price on shares of McDonald’s from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, February 6th. KeyCorp decreased their target price on shares of McDonald’s from $345.00 to $330.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of McDonald’s from $330.00 to $305.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, McDonald’s currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $334.45.

McDonald’s Stock Performance

McDonald’s stock opened at $279.42 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $295.34 and its 200-day simple moving average is $308.57. The company has a market capitalization of $198.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.43. McDonald’s Corporation has a 1 year low of $271.98 and a 1 year high of $341.75.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The fast-food giant reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.74 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $6.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.47 billion. McDonald’s had a net margin of 31.62% and a negative return on equity of 442.10%. The business’s revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $2.67 EPS. Equities analysts expect that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.93 earnings per share for the current year.

McDonald’s Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 2nd will be paid a $1.86 dividend. This represents a $7.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, June 2nd. McDonald’s’s payout ratio is 61.34%.

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.