Signaturefd LLC Buys 364 Shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)

14 Jul 2025, 14:14 by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat Gem

Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) by 2.1% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 17,510 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in McDonald’s were worth $5,470,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Mascagni Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in McDonald’s during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Atala Financial Inc bought a new stake in shares of McDonald’s during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. Pinney & Scofield Inc. bought a new stake in shares of McDonald’s during the fourth quarter worth about $29,000. GKV Capital Management Co. Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of McDonald’s in the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Finally, Abound Financial LLC acquired a new position in McDonald’s during the 1st quarter valued at about $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.29% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on MCD. Erste Group Bank downgraded McDonald’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 24th. Barclays raised their target price on McDonald’s from $347.00 to $355.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating and set a $345.00 price target (up previously from $340.00) on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Monday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of McDonald’s from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $345.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and fourteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $322.29.

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Insider Transactions at McDonald’s

In other McDonald’s news, CMO Edith Morgan Flatley sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 8,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,657,400. This trade represents a 10.14% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Joseph M. Erlinger sold 939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $288.52, for a total transaction of $270,920.28. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 10,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,949,251.44. The trade was a 8.41% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 3,817 shares of company stock worth $1,165,843. Insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

McDonald’s Stock Performance

Shares of MCD stock opened at $299.80 on Monday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $304.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $302.59. McDonald’s Corporation has a fifty-two week low of $246.12 and a fifty-two week high of $326.32. The firm has a market cap of $214.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.13 and a beta of 0.53.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The fast-food giant reported $2.67 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67. The firm had revenue of $5.96 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.17 billion. McDonald’s had a net margin of 31.75% and a negative return on equity of 195.27%. The company’s revenue was down 3.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.70 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.25 EPS for the current year.

McDonald’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Investors of record on Monday, June 2nd were given a dividend of $1.77 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $7.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.36%. McDonald’s’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 62.49%.

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