M Holdings Securities Inc. Purchases New Position in McDonald’s Corporation $MCD

M Holdings Securities Inc. purchased a new stake in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 17,784 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock, valued at approximately $4,107,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in shares of McDonald’s in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,359,276,000. Bessemer Group Inc. grew its position in shares of McDonald’s by 132.1% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,325,880 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $412,071,000 after buying an additional 754,596 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in shares of McDonald’s by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 36,080,505 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $9,752,921,000 after buying an additional 646,675 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of McDonald’s by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 3,637,785 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $1,130,587,000 after buying an additional 533,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ascentis Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in McDonald’s by 23,222.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ascentis Wealth Management LLC now owns 478,103 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $129,236,000 after acquiring an additional 476,053 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.29% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MCD has been the subject of a number of research reports. HC Wainwright set a $250.00 price target on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Friday, September 25th. Oppenheimer decreased their price objective on shares of McDonald’s from $325.00 to $295.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, September 24th. Weiss Ratings lowered McDonald’s from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on McDonald’s from $308.00 to $297.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on McDonald’s from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $297.82.

More McDonald’s News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Argus raised its price target to $320 from $310 and reiterated a “buy” rating, signaling confidence in the stock’s prospects. Argus rating
• Neutral Sentiment: McDonald’s is testing value bundles at nearly 2,000 U.S. restaurants, ahead of a planned national value platform in early 2027. The deals may help bring back customers, but the company is still assessing their effect on traffic and orders. McDonald’s value-bundle test
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter profit beat analyst estimates, but revenue missed and U.S. comparable sales declined. That mixed backdrop helps explain why investors are watching for evidence that value promotions can sustain a domestic recovery. Q3 earnings and U.S. traffic
• Negative Sentiment: Consumers have filed a lawsuit alleging McDonald’s labeled McCafé drinks “sugar free” despite some containing as much as 18 grams of sugar. The allegations are unproven, but the case could create legal and reputational risk. McCafé labeling lawsuit
• Negative Sentiment: Freedom Broker cut its rating from “buy” to “hold” and lowered its price target to $298 from $305, adding a more cautious view alongside the recent analyst optimism. Freedom Broker rating change

McDonald’s Price Performance

Shares of McDonald’s stock opened at $276.36 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $248.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $282.57. McDonald’s Corporation has a 12 month low of $229.20 and a 12 month high of $341.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.86, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.42.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The fast-food giant reported $3.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $7.16 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.28 billion. McDonald’s had a net margin of 32.38% and a negative return on equity of 671.56%. McDonald’s’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $3.22 EPS. Analysts anticipate that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.88 earnings per share for the current year.

McDonald’s Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be paid a $1.93 dividend. This is a boost from McDonald’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. This represents a $7.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 1st. McDonald’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 61.08%.

McDonald’s Company Profile

McDonald’s Corporation is a global quick-service restaurant company that operates and franchises restaurants under the McDonald’s brand. Its restaurants serve a menu that includes hamburgers, cheeseburgers, chicken sandwiches, French fries, breakfast items, desserts, salads, beverages and coffee. Offerings vary by market, and many locations provide drive-thru service, delivery and digital ordering through the McDonald’s mobile app.

The company operates through a heavily franchised business model, with restaurants owned and operated by independent franchisees, affiliates and the company itself.