After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that McDonald’s Announces Changes to Board of Directors; Enrique “Rick” Hernandez, Jr., Retires After a Distinguished 28 Years on the Board, Including Eight Years As Chairman.
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McDonald’s Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Restaurants industry. The current market capitalization of McDonald’s Corp is $205.39B. A total of 2.86 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.08M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Flatley Edith Morgan sold 4,346 shares of MCD for 295.32 per share on Feb 23 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP – Global CMO now owns 2,905 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 23 ’24, Banner Jonathan sold 1,750 shares at 298.21 per share. MCD shares that EVP – Chief Impact Officer owns now total 819.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Erlinger Joseph M. disposed of 1,098 shares on Feb 23 ’24 at a per-share price of $296.00. This resulted in the President, McDonald’s USA holding 19,174 shares of MCD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Hoovel Catherine A. sold 719 shares at $297.64 per share on Feb 23 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP – Corporate Controller now total 891.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. McDonald’s Corp pays an annual dividend of $6.38, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.24%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.59. MCD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/29/2024 when it declared a $1.67 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/15/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/30/2023. The MCD stock dividend was $1.67 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, MCD has a high of $302.39 and a low of $245.73.
As of this writing, MCD has an earnings estimate of $2.72 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 27 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.84 per share and a lower estimate of $2.62. The company reported an EPS of $3.19 in the last quarter, which was 6.30% higher than expectations of $3.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. MCD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.71B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $49.35B in debt and $4.02B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$6.44, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$4.60B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for MCD is Buy with a score of 4.28.
