New Analyst Forecast: $MCD Given 'Buy' Rating

We just received data on a new analyst forecast for $MCD. Citigroup gave a rating of 'Buy' for $MCD.

$MCD Analyst Ratings

Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $MCD in the last several months. We have seen 9 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.

Here are some recent analyst ratings:

Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 04/03/2025
Loop Capital Markets issued a "Buy" rating on 01/03/2025
BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/30/2024
Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/29/2024
KeyBanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/28/2024
Wedbush issued a "Outperform" rating on 10/23/2024
Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/22/2024

To track analyst ratings and price targets for $MCD, check out Quiver Quantitative's $MCD forecast page.

$MCD Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $MCD recently. We have seen 9 analysts offer price targets for $MCD in the last 6 months, with a median target of $325.0.

Here are some recent targets:

Andrew Strelzik from BMO Capital set a target price of $335.0 on 10/30/2024
Jake Bartlett from Truist Financial set a target price of $342.0 on 10/29/2024
David Tarantino from Robert W. Baird set a target price of $290.0 on 10/29/2024
Nick Setyan from Wedbush set a target price of $295.0 on 10/23/2024
Christine Cho from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $325.0 on 10/23/2024
Gregory Francfort from Guggenheim set a target price of $285.0 on 10/23/2024
David Palmer from Evercore ISI set a target price of $340.0 on 10/23/2024

$MCD Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $MCD stock 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 1 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MCD stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ purchased up to $15,000 on 11/08.
REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN HERN purchased up to $250,000 on 10/29.
SENATOR TOMMY TUBERVILLE sold up to $50,000 on 10/29.

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.

$MCD Insider Trading Activity

$MCD insiders have traded $MCD stock on the open market 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 18 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $MCD stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

JONATHAN BANNER (EVP - Chief Impact Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 10,700 shares for an estimated $3,284,667.
CHRISTOPHER J KEMPCZINSKI (Chairman and CEO) sold 10,500 shares for an estimated $3,255,525
MANUEL JM STEIJAERT (EVP - Chief Customer Officer) sold 10,459 shares for an estimated $3,228,797
DESIREE RALLS-MORRISON (EVP, Chief Legal Off.) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 6,817 shares for an estimated $1,976,180.
EDITH MORGAN FLATLEY (EVP - Global CMO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,546 shares for an estimated $1,689,692.
JOSEPH M. ERLINGER (President, McDonald's USA) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 5,475 shares for an estimated $1,620,937.
MARION K. GROSS (EVP-Chief Supply Chain Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 4,097 shares for an estimated $1,212,475.
TIFFANIE L. BOYD (EVP - Chief People Officer) sold 1,000 shares for an estimated $309,270

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.

$MCD Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,371 institutional investors add shares of $MCD stock to their portfolio, and 1,364 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 6,395,234 shares (+24.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $1,853,914,384
CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 2,205,930 shares (-46.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $639,477,047
BLACKROCK, INC. added 2,142,963 shares (+4.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $621,223,544
LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC removed 1,548,645 shares (-26.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $448,936,699
JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC removed 1,231,580 shares (-44.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $357,022,726
CASTLEKEEP INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC added 1,206,254 shares (+27877.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $349,680,972
VIKING GLOBAL INVESTORS LP removed 1,120,649 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2024, for an estimated $324,864,938

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.

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