McDonald’s Corp (MCD) is -0.82% away from 50-day simple Moving Average despite all headwinds

On Friday, McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) opened lower -0.01% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $296.63. Price fluctuations for MCD have ranged from $243.53 to $317.90 over the past 52 weeks.

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Annual sales at Consumer Cyclical sector company grew by 4.44% over the past five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -1.12% at the time writing. With a float of $716.41 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $716.60 million.

Let’s look at the performance matrix of the company that is accounted for 150000 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 56.03%, operating margin of 45.55%, and the pretax margin is 39.79%.

McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Restaurants industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of McDonald’s Corp is 0.03%, while institutional ownership is 72.77%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 25 ’24, was worth 321,458. In this transaction President, McDonald’s USA of this company sold 1,099 shares at a rate of $292.50, taking the stock ownership to the 9,286 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 25 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,099 for $290.28, making the entire transaction worth $319,018.

McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Latest Financial update

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -1.12% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 5.39% during the next five years compared to 8.93% growth over the previous five years of trading.

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for McDonald’s Corp (MCD). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.77. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 8.19. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 32.30.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 11.39, a number that is poised to hit 2.90 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 12.61 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of McDonald’s Corp (MCD)

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) saw its 5-day average volume 2.71 million, a negative change from its year-to-date volume of 3.47 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 45.56%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.87.

During the past 100 days, McDonald’s Corp’s (MCD) raw stochastic average was set at 68.52%, which indicates a significant increase from 46.72% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 14.24% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 18.75% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $299.07, while its 200-day Moving Average is $279.67. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $298.72 in the near term. At $300.85, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $302.49. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $294.95, it is likely to go to the next support level at $293.31. The third support level lies at $291.18 if the price breaches the second support level.

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) Key Stats

There are currently 716,620K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 212.53 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 25,494 M according to its annual income of 8,469 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 6,873 M and its income totaled 2,255 M.