Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. McDonald’s Corp shares valued at $300,000 were sold by Flatley Edith Morgan on Jul 10 ’25. At $300.00 per share, Flatley Edith Morgan sold 1,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,858 shares worth approximately $2.65 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Erlinger Joseph M. sold 939 shares, netting a total of over 270,920 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $288.52 each, the insider now holds 10,222 shares.
Before that, JOSEPH ERLINGER had added 939 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $269,925, the Officer bought McDonald’s Corp shares for $287.46 each.
As published in their initiating research note from Melius on July 14, 2025, McDonald’s Corp [MCD] has been a Sell and the price target has been revised to $250. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of June 13, 2025, Argus has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for MCD. Earlier on June 10, 2025, Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Sell” for MCD stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing MCD Stock Performance
On last trading session,, McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] plunged -0.24% to $298.9. The stock’s lowest price that day was $296.21, but it reached a high of $300.42 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.01%. Over the course of the year, McDonald’s Corp shares have jumped approximately 17.72%. 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 296.58, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 294.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 300.85. The next price resistance is at 302.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 51.33 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is McDonald’s Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of McDonald’s Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -1.84 million shares to 7.79 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 9.63 million shares. A decline of -23.68% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.73 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.73.
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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 15.15% from the previous closing price of $299.62. 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. On June 09, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $324.
