McDonald’s Corporation $MCD Shares Sold by Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC

Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD) by 4.0% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,570 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after selling 1,812 shares during the period. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors LLC’s holdings in McDonald’s were worth $10,062,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in McDonald’s by 67.3% during the 3rd quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,324 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $7,465,000 after buying an additional 13,007 shares during the last quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. increased its position in McDonald’s by 38.9% in the third quarter. University of Texas Texas AM Investment Management Co. now owns 714 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $165,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the period. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in McDonald’s by 3.6% in the third quarter. Johnson & White Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,982 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $689,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the last quarter. M Holdings Securities Inc. bought a new stake in McDonald’s in the third quarter valued at $4,107,000. Finally, American State Bank Iowa lifted its stake in McDonald’s by 6.0% in the third quarter. American State Bank Iowa now owns 5,508 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $1,272,000 after buying an additional 313 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.29% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of McDonald’s from $270.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of McDonald’s from $270.00 to $285.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price objective on shares of McDonald’s from $250.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their target price on shares of McDonald’s from $285.00 to $300.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Freedom Broker cut shares of McDonald’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $305.00 to $298.00 in a research report on Thursday. Two research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $297.82.

Key Stories Impacting McDonald’s

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 Stock Down 0.1%

NYSE:MCD opened at $276.36 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $248.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $282.57. The firm has a market cap of $195.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.86, a PEG ratio of 3.20 and a beta of 0.42. McDonald’s Corporation has a 52-week low of $229.20 and a 52-week high of $341.75.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.38 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $7.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $3.22 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.88 EPS for the current year.

McDonald’s Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 1st will be given a $1.93 dividend. This represents a $7.72 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. This is a positive change from McDonald’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. 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.