Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. McDonald’s Corp shares valued at $270,920 were sold by Erlinger Joseph M. on Jun 23 ’25. At $288.52 per share, Erlinger Joseph M. sold 939 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 10,222 shares worth approximately $2.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOSEPH ERLINGER purchased 939 shares, netting a total of over 269,925 in proceeds.
Before that, JOSEPH ERLINGER had added 939 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $295,137, the Officer bought McDonald’s Corp shares for $314.31 each.
As published in a research note from Argus on June 13, 2025, McDonald’s Corp [MCD] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold. Analysts at Redburn Atlantic downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Sell”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of June 09, 2025, Morgan Stanley has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for MCD. Earlier on June 06, 2025, Loop Capital downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for MCD stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing MCD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] plunged -2.03% to $285.55. The stock’s lowest price that day was $284.305, but it reached a high of $291.0757 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.31%. Over the course of the year, McDonald’s Corp shares have jumped approximately 10.09%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $326.32 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $276.53 on 01/16/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for McDonald’s Corp (MCD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 282.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 280.21. In the upper region, resistance lies at 289.65. The next price resistance is at 293.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 26.62 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is McDonald’s Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of McDonald’s Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -1.28 million shares to 9.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 10.43 million shares. A decline of -13.94% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.03 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.03.
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In terms of McDonald’s Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 345 in the next 12 months, up nearly 18.37% from the previous closing price of $291.47. Analysts anticipate McDonald’s Corp stock to reach 350 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 340. In spite of this, 31 analysts ranked McDonald’s Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
