McDonald’s Corp’s recently made public that its President, McDonald’s USA Erlinger Joseph M. unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.81 million on Jan 12 ’26. In the deal valued at $306.58 per share,2,626 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Erlinger Joseph M. now holds 5,398 shares worth roughly $1.66 million.
Then, JOSEPH ERLINGER bought 2,626 shares, generating $807,022 in total proceeds.
Before that, Ralls-Morrison Desiree sold 2,486 shares. McDonald’s Corp shares valued at $795,520 were divested by the EVP, Chief Legal Officer at a price of $320.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, Ralls-Morrison Desiree now holds 6,268 shares, worth roughly $1.93 million.
Oppenheimer upgraded its McDonald’s Corp [MCD] rating to an Outperform from a a Perform in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Mizuho’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late October with a ‘”a Neutral”‘ rating. Barclays also remained covering MCD and reiterated its “an Overweight” recommendation on October 22, 2025. RBC Capital Mkts started covering the stock on October 09, 2025. It rated MCD as “a Sector perform”.
Price Performance Review of MCD
On Friday, McDonald’s Corp [NYSE:MCD] saw its stock fall -0.39% to $307.43. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.04%. McDonald’s Corp shares have risen nearly 8.90% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 0.59% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in McDonald’s Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in McDonald’s Corp stocks on 2025-12-31, growing by 1.44 million shares to a total of 8.32 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 6.88 million shares. There was a rise of 17.35%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 14, 2025 when Melius began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Sell”‘ rating along with a $250 price target.
