McDonald’s Corp (MCD) is expecting -4.34% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Friday, McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) opened lower -0.52% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $308.98. Price fluctuations for MCD have ranged from $243.53 to $326.32 over the past 52 weeks.

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Consumer Cyclical Sector giant saw their annual sales surged by 3.94% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 5.11% at the time writing. With a float of $714.77 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $715.00 million.

The firm has a total of 150000 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 56.83%, operating margin of 45.22%, and the pretax margin is 39.93%.

McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Insider Activity

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 0.04%, while institutional ownership is 75.32%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 23 ’25, was worth 295,137. Before that another transaction happened on May 23 ’25, when Company’s President, McDonald’s USA sold 939 for $315.07, making the entire transaction worth $295,851. This insider now owns 11,161 shares in total.

McDonald’s Corp (MCD) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 3.37 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 5.11% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 7.29% during the next five years compared to 7.66% 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 1.17. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 8.55. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 32.78.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 11.34, a number that is poised to hit 3.15 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 13.31 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of McDonald’s Corp (MCD)

Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [McDonald’s Corp, MCD], we can find that recorded value of 2.82 million was lower than the volume posted last year of 3.49 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 17.99%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 4.74.

During the past 100 days, McDonald’s Corp’s (MCD) raw stochastic average was set at 61.92%, which indicates a significant increase from 3.69% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 7.98% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 21.70% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $312.65, while its 200-day Moving Average is $301.12. Now, the first resistance to watch is $309.21. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $311.06. The third major resistance level sits at $312.26. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $306.16, it is likely to go to the next support level at $304.96. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $303.11.

McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) Key Stats

There are currently 715,033K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 219.77 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 25,920 M according to its annual income of 8,224 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 5,956 M and its income totaled 1,869 M.

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