Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. McDonald’s Corp shares valued at $280,921 were purchased by JOSEPH ERLINGER on Jul 23 ’25. At $299.17 per share, JOSEPH ERLINGER acquired 939 shares.
Also, Erlinger Joseph M. sold 939 shares, netting a total of over 281,221 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $299.49 each, the insider now holds 9,283 shares.
Before that, Flatley Edith Morgan had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $300,000, the EVP – Global CMO traded McDonald’s Corp shares for $300.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $2.69 million.
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] rose 0.31% to $303.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $301.13, but it reached a high of $305.4308 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.84%. Over the course of the year, McDonald’s Corp shares have jumped approximately 20.48%.
Support And Resistance Levels for McDonald’s Corp (MCD)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.18 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 rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 1.04 million shares to 8.83 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 7.79 million shares. A jump of 11.82% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.98 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.98.
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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 13.99% from the previous closing price of $302.67. 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.
