McDonald's
MCD
Market cap $201B

280.95 USD

+1.21

0.43%

At close Jan 17, 4:00 PM EST

After hours

280.95

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

0.43%

5 days

-0.70%

1 month

-5.11%

3 months

-10.72%

6 months

7.64%

Year to date

-3.95%

1 year

-3.51%

5 years

32.54%

10 years

209.42%

About: McDonald's is the largest restaurant owner-operator in the world, with 2023 system sales of $130 billion across nearly than 42,000 stores and 115 markets. McDonald's pioneered the franchise model, building its footprint through partnerships with independent restaurant franchisees and master franchise partners around the globe. The firm earns roughly 60% of its revenue from franchise royalty fees and lease payments, with most of the remainder coming from company-operated stores across its three core segments: the United States, internationally operated markets, and international developmental/licensed markets.

Employees: 150,000

Consumer Discretionary Eating Places

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Funds holding %

of 6,823 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 11 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

103% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 243 | Existing positions closed: 120

46% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 37 [Q2] → 54 (+17) [Q3]

17% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $138B [Q2] → $162B (+$24B) [Q3]

10% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.26B | Put options by funds: $2.95B

3% more funds holding

Funds holding: 3,023 [Q2] → 3,101 (+78) [Q3]

0.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 74.73% [Q2] → 74.08% (-0.65%) [Q3]

9% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 1,166 | Existing positions reduced: 1,285

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Research analyst outlook

11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$285

1%

upside

Avg. target

$320

14%

upside

High target

$350

25%

upside

11 analyst ratings

7 positive

64%

4 neutral

36%

0 negative

0%

Citigroup Jon Tower 58% 1-year accuracy 18 / 31 met price target	19%upside $334	Buy Upgraded	10 Jan 2025
Loop Capital Alton Stump 11% 1-year accuracy 2 / 18 met price target	22%upside $342	Buy Reiterated	3 Jan 2025
B of A Securities Sara Senatore 37% 1-year accuracy 13 / 35 met price target	15%upside $324	Neutral Maintained	30 Oct 2024
Truist Securities Jake Bartlett 46% 1-year accuracy 32 / 70 met price target	22%upside $342	Buy Maintained	30 Oct 2024
BMO Capital Andrew Strelzik 36% 1-year accuracy 12 / 33 met price target	19%upside $335	Outperform Maintained	30 Oct 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 54 articles about MCD published over the past 30 days

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