Wealthquest Corp Acquires Shares of 3,027 McDonald’s Corporation $MCD

Wealthquest Corp acquired a new stake in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,027 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock, valued at approximately $925,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Your Advocates Ltd. LLP acquired a new stake in McDonald’s during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Park Place Capital Corp grew its stake in McDonald’s by 95.7% during the 4th quarter. Park Place Capital Corp now owns 92 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC grew its position in shares of McDonald’s by 1,616.7% in the 4th quarter. DecisionPoint Financial LLC now owns 103 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Entrust Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of McDonald’s in the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Painted Porch Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of McDonald’s by 735.7% in the 3rd quarter. Painted Porch Advisors LLC now owns 117 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.29% of the company’s stock.

More McDonald’s News

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

• Positive Sentiment: McDonald’s declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.86 per share, reinforcing its appeal as a dependable income stock and signaling ongoing confidence in cash generation. McDONALD’S ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage highlighted McDonald’s efforts to refresh its menu and customer experience, including new beverage additions, AI-driven drive-thru concepts, and other innovation-focused changes that could support traffic and sales. McDonald’s CEO shares major beverage menu additions
• Neutral Sentiment: McDonald’s confirmed plans for a restaurant in historic Castlemaine, a small expansion item that is unlikely to materially move the stock on its own. McDonald’s confirms plan for restaurant in historic Castlemaine
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst commentary suggested McDonald’s investment story is shifting as growth and valuation expectations are reset, which reflects changing sentiment rather than a clear operational surprise. Why The McDonald’s (MCD) Investment Story Is Shifting As Analysts Reset Growth And Valuation
• Negative Sentiment: Articles about “shrinkflation” and smaller McNuggets could pressure sentiment if consumers view McDonald’s as offering less value, potentially weighing on brand perception. Shrinkflation hits McDonald’s as customers say McNuggets are half the size they used to be
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting that customers are divided on McDonald’s specialty drinks suggests product experimentation may not be universally resonating yet. Why McDonald’s Customers Are Divided On Its Specialty Drinks

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

MCD has been the subject of several research reports. Truist Financial lifted their target price on McDonald’s from $356.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “market perform” rating and issued a $340.00 target price on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 target price on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on McDonald’s from $325.00 to $305.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Finally, Evercore set a $350.00 target price on McDonald’s in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $334.45.

McDonald’s Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE MCD opened at $282.48 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $200.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 0.43. McDonald’s Corporation has a 12-month low of $271.98 and a 12-month high of $341.75. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $299.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $309.34.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The fast-food giant reported $2.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.74 by $0.09. McDonald’s had a negative return on equity of 442.10% and a net margin of 31.62%.The business had revenue of $6.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.47 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.67 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts forecast that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

McDonald’s Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 2nd will be given a dividend of $1.86 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 2nd. This represents a $7.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. McDonald’s’s dividend payout ratio is currently 61.34%.

Insider Buying and Selling at McDonald’s

In related news, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 333 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $302.72, for a total value of $100,805.76. Following the sale, the insider owned 8,067 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,442,042.24. This trade represents a 3.96% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,585 shares of company stock valued at $1,769,209. 0.26% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

McDonald’s Company Profile

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.