Dorato Capital Management bought a new position in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,924 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock, valued at approximately $901,000.
A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in MCD. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of McDonald’s by 162.5% in the third quarter. Evergreen Private Wealth LLC now owns 84 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp boosted its holdings in shares of McDonald’s by 95.7% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 92 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Painted Porch Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of McDonald’s by 735.7% during the 3rd quarter. Painted Porch Advisors LLC now owns 117 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Davis Capital Management acquired a new position in McDonald’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new position in McDonald’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. Institutional investors own 70.29% of the company’s stock.
Insider Activity
In other news, CMO Edith Morgan Flatley sold 4,692 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $331.00, for a total transaction of $1,553,052.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 6,200 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,052,200. The trade was a 43.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Jonathan Banner sold 6,201 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $333.29, for a total transaction 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. This trade represents a 73.02% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 71,657 shares of company stock valued at $23,722,204. Corporate insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.
McDonald’s Price Performance
McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 11th. The fast-food giant reported $3.12 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.05 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $7.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.81 billion. McDonald’s had a negative return on equity of 343.90% and a net margin of 31.85%.The company’s revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.83 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
McDonald’s Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 3rd were given a dividend of $1.86 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 3rd. This represents a $7.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. McDonald’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 62.26%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of McDonald’s from $320.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. BTIG Research increased their target price on McDonald’s from $360.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on McDonald’s from $345.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. TD Cowen reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $320.00 price objective on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Argus raised McDonald’s from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. Seventeen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, McDonald’s presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $339.69.
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Key Headlines Impacting McDonald’s
Here are the key news stories impacting McDonald’s this week:
- Positive Sentiment: New simplified McValue menu — McDonald’s is launching a streamlined McValue menu with 10 items under $3 (includes breakfast options like hash browns and a Sausage McMuffin), a clearer value offering designed to drive transactions and mobile engagement. McDonald’s tries a simpler approach with its new McValue menu
- Positive Sentiment: Additional value pricing — New $4 breakfast deals and other low-priced options should help protect traffic and same-store sales in price-sensitive segments. New $4 breakfast and other savings coming to McDonald’s menus
- Positive Sentiment: K‑pop / entertainment marketing — The global “KPop Demon Hunters” tie-in (meals, collectibles, digital content) targets younger audiences to boost app traffic, time-in-app and brand relevance — metrics that can translate into higher frequency and wallet share over time. McDonald’s (MCD) Valuation Check As New KPop Demon Hunters Campaign Targets Younger Fans
- Positive Sentiment: Longer-term beverage upside — McDonald’s push to expand McCafé and target a larger beverage market is a strategic growth lever with outsized margin potential if execution and pricing hold. Can McDonald’s Tap a $100B Beverage Opportunity in 2026?
- Positive Sentiment: Recent fundamentals support — McDonald’s beat on EPS and revenue in its last quarterly report, signaling resilient demand and margin profile versus expectations.
- Neutral Sentiment: Leadership changes — A U.S. COO role and other reshuffles aim to sharpen operations and ESG focus; execution risk is low but investors will watch guidance and KPIs for proof of impact. McDonald’s creates US COO role
- Neutral Sentiment: Supplier context — Supplier Lamb Weston’s margin pressure highlights input-cost volatility that could flow through to restaurant margins in pockets; but lower crop costs next year could ease this. Frozen Out: Lamb Weston Beats Earnings, but the Stock Still Slides
- Negative Sentiment: Macro and market headwinds — Rising mortgage rates and a broader market uptick are pressuring consumer discretionary spending and lifting market volatility, which is weighing on MCD’s intraday performance. Ticker: McDonald’s simplifies McValue deals; Mortgage rates climb
- Negative Sentiment: Near-term stock drag from market moves — Analysts note recent session weakness amid a market uptick; short-term price action appears driven more by broad market momentum than fresh company-specific negative news. McDonald’s (MCD) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
About McDonald’s
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.
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