Fiduciary Group LLC Sells 76 Shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD)

02 Jul 2025, 16:04 by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets Daily

Fiduciary Group LLC trimmed its stake in McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) by 0.9% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,478 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after selling 76 shares during the quarter. Fiduciary Group LLC’s holdings in McDonald’s were worth $2,648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank bought a new position in McDonald’s in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,725,190,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of McDonald’s by 39,039.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,497,919 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $1,092,645,000 after purchasing an additional 3,488,982 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of McDonald’s during the fourth quarter valued at $703,074,000. Castlekeep Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of McDonald’s during the fourth quarter valued at $350,935,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 8,867,193 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $2,570,511,000 after buying an additional 895,896 shares during the last quarter. 70.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

McDonald’s Price Performance

McDonald’s stock opened at $295.08 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $210.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.53. McDonald’s Corporation has a 1-year low of $243.53 and a 1-year high of $326.32. The company’s 50-day moving average is $307.49 and its 200 day moving average is $302.45.

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

McDonald’s Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 2nd were paid a $1.77 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 2nd. This represents a $7.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.40%. McDonald’s’s payout ratio is 62.49%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock. BTIG Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of McDonald’s in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of McDonald’s from $353.00 to $364.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Loop Capital downgraded shares of McDonald’s from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $346.00 to $315.00 in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Erste Group Bank cut McDonald’s from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 24th. Finally, Truist Financial set a $350.00 price target on McDonald’s in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, fifteen have assigned a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $321.17.

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Insider Buying and Selling at McDonald’s

In other news, 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 value of $270,920.28. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 10,222 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,949,251.44. This represents a 8.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold 2,817 shares of company stock worth $865,843 in the last ninety days. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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