Citi Reiterates Buy Rating on McDonald's (MCD)

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $316 at BofA Securities

BofA Securities analyst Gregory Francfort raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $316.00 (from $312.00) while maintaining a Neutral rating.

The analyst comments "As the industry moves past the weather and calendar related pressure on traffic, we anticipate that MCD will likewise... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $340 at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley analyst John Glass raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $340.00 (from $336.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.

The analyst comments "Our take: To be realistic, 4Q results were still challenged in absolute so we're not going to gloss over that, but more negativity had crept into the stock of late, so better than feared performance was enough to push the stock higher with that setup. EPS and revenue were light,... More

BTIG Reiterates Neutral Rating on McDonald's (MCD)

BTIG analyst Peter Saleh reiterated a Neutral rating on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

The analyst comments "Shares of McDonald's are spiking higher today following earnings, as investors were pleasantly surprised by the sales improvements in the Middle East, Japan and a... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $300 at JPMorgan

JPMorgan analyst John Ivankoe raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $300.00 (from $280.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.

The analyst comments "MCD shares were up 4.8% on the day of earnings, following a remarkable C4Q24 report cycle - with OW rated SBUX up... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $340 at BMO Capital

BMO Capital analyst Andrew Strelzik raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $340.00 (from $335.00) while maintaining a Outperform rating.

The analyst comments "4Q24 EPS of $2.83 fell slightly below $2.85 consensus as lower company margins coupled with unfavorable other operating expense and G&A... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $335 at Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs analyst Christine Cho raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $335.00 (from $313.00) while maintaining a Neutral rating.

The analyst comments "We are encouraged by MCDs ability to leverage a combination of its value platform and menu innovation to... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $349 at Jefferies

Jefferies analyst Andy Barish raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $349.00 (from $345.00) while maintaining a Buy rating.

The analyst comments "Negative 4Q SSS in the US largely expected by investors, in our view, while slightly positive traffic & momentum carrying into 1Q were... More

McDonald's (MCD) PT Raised to $350 at Barclays

Barclays analyst Jeffrey Bernstein raised the price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) to $350.00 (from $347.00) while maintaining a Overweight rating.

The analyst comments "4Q24 Int'l comp upside was mitigated by US downside, a reversal from 3Q24, while EPS in-line. Looking ahead,... More

Stifel Reiterates Hold Rating on McDonald's (MCD)

Stifel analyst Chris O\'Cull reiterated a Hold rating and $300.00 price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

The analyst comments "Our View: Reported 4Q U.S. comps down 1.4% (Street -0.7%) and adjusted EPS down 4% YoY to $2.83 (Street $2.85). Although we're encouraged by the... More

Raymond James Reiterates Market Perform Rating on McDonald's (MCD)

Raymond James analyst Brian Vaccaro reiterated a Market Perform rating on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

The analyst comments "This morning, McDonalds reported largely in-line 4Q EPS results reflecting softer than expected comps in the U.S. (down 1.4%; hurt by eColi late October through November)... More

BofA Securities Reiterates Neutral Rating on McDonald's (MCD)

BofA Securities analyst Gregory Francfort reiterated a Neutral rating and $312.00 price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

The analyst comments "MCDs lower-than-expected 4Q EPS ($2.83 vs $2.87/$2.87 BofAE/VA cons) reflects topline and margin misses. The USs SSSG missed (-1.4% vs 0.0%/-0.2% BofAE/VA cons)... More

Barclays Reiterates Overweight Rating on McDonald's (MCD)

Barclays analyst Jeffrey Bernstein reiterated an Overweight rating and $347.00 price target on McDonald's (NYSE: MCD).

The analyst comments "As for cash usage, MCD returned ~$1.8b, including share repurchase of ~$516M for ~1.7m shares or ~$303.53/share & ~$1.3b in quarterly dividend, equating to a ~2.4% yield.... More

McDonald's fourth-quarter comparable sales top estimates

Investing.com - McDonalds Corporation (NYSE: MCD) comparable sales topped average analyst estimates in the fourth quarter, as the burger giant's international licensed markets business was boosted by strength in the Middle East and Japan.

In the three months ended on December 31, global... More

McDonald's international markets prop up sales growth even as US lags

By Savyata Mishra

(Reuters) -McDonald's posted on Monday a surprise increase in its global comparable sales in the fourth quarter, aided by demand for its cheaper items and discounted offerings from diners in the Middle East, Japan and China.

Shares of the burger chain rose nearly 5% in early U.S. trading, despite a bigger-than-expected drop in U.S. comparable sales due to an E. coli outbreak in late October, and cautious spending.

Demand pressure on fast-food chains operating in the Middle East has begun to ease after widespread informal boycotts of Western chains over their perceived... More

McDonald's (MCD) Misses Q4 EPS by 7c

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) reported Q4 EPS of $2.83, $0.07 worse than the analyst estimate of $2.90. Revenue for the quarter came in at $6.39 billion versus the consensus estimate of $6.51 billion.

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Stocks expected to have increasing option volume: MCD ON MNDY VRTX AA X CLF NEU STLD M

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McDonald's (MCD) call put ratio 1.5 calls to 1 put with a focus on February 7 weekly options

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) February 14 weekly call option implied volatility is at 35, February is at 27; compared to its 52-week range of 13 to 27 into the expected release of into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on February 10. Call put ratio 1.5 calls to... More

McDonald's (MCD) call put ratio 14 calls to 1 put into quarter results

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) February 14 weekly 295 straddle priced for movement of 4% into the expected release of into the expected release of quarter results before the bell on February 10.

McDonald's (MCD) Declares $1.77 Quarterly Dividend; 2.4% Yield

McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) declared a quarterly dividend of $1.77 per share, or $7.08 annualized.

The dividend will be payable on March 17, 2025, to stockholders of record on March 3, 2025, with an ex-dividend date of February 28, 2025.

The annual yield on the dividend is 2.4 percent.