Understanding the Recent Fluctuations of McDonald’s Corp’s (MCD) Stock

In the past week, MCD stock has gone up by 1.40%, with a monthly gain of 0.88% and a quarterly surge of 1.91%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.38%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.67% for McDonald’s Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.28% for MCD stock, with a simple moving average of 5.65% for the last 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) Right Now?

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 25.91x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.73. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 15 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 14 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

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The public float for MCD is 716.42M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.22% of that float. On November 25, 2024, the average trading volume of MCD was 3.34M shares.

MCD) stock’s latest price update

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD)’s stock price has plunge by 1.69relation to previous closing price of 290.28. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.40% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. 247wallst.com reported 2024-11-23 that McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE: MCD)  continues to battle lackluster sales, and its solutions have gotten no traction.

Analysts’ Opinion of MCD

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for MCD stocks, with Robert W. Baird repeating the rating for MCD by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for MCD in the upcoming period, according to Robert W. Baird is $290 based on the research report published on October 23, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Guggenheim, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see MCD reach a price target of $285, previously predicting the price at $290. The rating they have provided for MCD stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on October 23rd, 2024.

Truist gave a rating of “Buy” to MCD, setting the target price at $350 in the report published on October 15th of the current year.

MCD Trading at -1.55% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought MCD to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.15% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.38%, as shares sank -0.41% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.38% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, MCD rose by +1.53%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +2.10% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $294.37. In addition, McDonald’s Corp saw -0.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at MCD starting from Gross Marion K., who sale 1,499 shares at the price of $294.51 back on Nov 01 ’24. After this action, Gross Marion K. now owns 1,560 shares of McDonald’s Corp, valued at $441,470 using the latest closing price.

Erlinger Joseph M., the President, McDonald’s USA of McDonald’s Corp, sale 1,099 shares at $292.38 during a trade that took place back on Oct 23 ’24, which means that Erlinger Joseph M. is holding 10,385 shares at $321,326 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for MCD

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.46 for the present operating margin
  • 0.56 for the gross margin

The net margin for McDonald’s Corp stands at 0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.24.

Based on McDonald’s Corp (MCD), the company’s capital structure generated 1.15 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at -7.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.95.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 13.72 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.16. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.54for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.46. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.78.

Conclusion

To sum up, McDonald’s Corp (MCD) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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