McDonald’s Corp’s recently made public that its President, McDonald’s USA Erlinger Joseph M. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.29 million on Mar 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $306.30 per share,939 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Erlinger Joseph M. now holds 13,039 shares worth roughly $4.06 million.
Then, JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 939 shares, generating $286,808 in total proceeds.
Before that, Boyd Tiffanie L. sold 1,000 shares. McDonald’s Corp shares valued at $309,270 were divested by the EVP – Chief People Officer at a price of $309.27 per share. As a result of the transaction, Boyd Tiffanie L. now holds 5,564 shares, worth roughly $1.73 million.
KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated its McDonald’s Corp [MCD] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on March 27, 2025; the price target was $340. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early January from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Robert W. Baird also remained covering MCD and has decreased its forecast on October 23, 2024 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Guggenheim revised its rating on October 23, 2024. It rated MCD as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of MCD
On Thursday, McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD] saw its stock jump 0.71% to $311.30. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.47%. McDonald’s Corp shares have risen nearly 7.39% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 17.28% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $326.32 was reached on 03/10/25, a 52-week low of $243.53 was recorded on 01/16/25. SMA at 50 days reached $307.14, while 200 days put it at $292.17.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For MCD Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 307.96, which if violated will result in even more drops to 304.61. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 313.82. A further resistance level may holdings at 316.33. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 53.47, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.01, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 28.82%. Stochastics %K at 70.02% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in McDonald’s Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in McDonald’s Corp stocks on 2025-03-31, growing by 0.44 million shares to a total of 11.47 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-02-28 was 11.03 million shares. There was a rise of 3.81%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 15, 2024 when Truist resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $350.
