McDonald’s Corporation $MCD Shares Acquired by Calamos Advisors LLC

Calamos Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) by 1.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 177,760 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,760 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC’s holdings in McDonald’s were worth $41,052,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID lifted its holdings in McDonald’s by 11.0% in the 1st quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 372 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of McDonald’s by 2.5% during the first quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 1,532 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $476,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of McDonald’s by 3.6% during the first quarter. Signature Equity Partners LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of McDonald’s by 1.0% in the second quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 4,019 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $1,086,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parkwoods Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of McDonald’s by 4.5% in the second quarter. Parkwoods Wealth Partners LLC now owns 891 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $241,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on MCD shares. HC Wainwright set a $250.00 price objective on shares of McDonald’s in a research note on Friday, September 25th. BTIG Research boosted their price target on McDonald’s from $295.00 to $305.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Loop Capital cut their price target on McDonald’s from $301.00 to $273.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup increased their price target on McDonald’s from $295.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their price objective on McDonald’s from $385.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, McDonald’s has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $297.82.

McDonald’s Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE MCD traded down $1.68 on Friday, reaching $276.36. 6,331,310 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 5,495,061. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.56 billion, a PE ratio of 21.86, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.42. McDonald’s Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $229.20 and a fifty-two week high of $341.75. The company has a 50 day moving average of $248.76 and a 200 day moving average of $282.57.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 4th. The fast-food giant reported $3.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.38 by $0.19. McDonald’s had a net margin of 31.72% and a negative return on equity of 572.06%. The business had revenue of $7.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.28 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $3.22 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.84 earnings per share for the current year.

McDonald’s Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be issued a $1.93 dividend. This is a boost from McDonald’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 1st. This represents a $7.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. McDonald’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 58.86%.

McDonald’s News Summary

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 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.