The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. McDonald’s Corp shares valued at $3,929,824 were purchased by Manu Steijaert on Nov 05 ’25. At $299.21 per share, Manu Steijaert acquired 13,134 shares.
Also, Flatley Edith Morgan sold 1,000 shares, netting a total of over 315,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $315.00 each, the insider now holds 6,858 shares.
Before that, Flatley Edith Morgan had sold 4,716 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,485,540, the EVP – Global CMO traded McDonald’s Corp shares for $315.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 4,716 shares, worth approximately $2.4 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Mizuho on October 28, 2025, McDonald’s Corp [MCD] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $300. Analysts at Barclays resumed the stock at ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late October. As of October 09, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts has initiated its “Sector perform” rating for MCD. Earlier on July 14, 2025, Melius initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Sell” for MCD stock.
Analyzing MCD Stock Performance
On last trading session, McDonald’s Corp [NYSE: MCD] rose 2.16% to $305.67. The stock’s lowest price that day was $299.5, but it reached a high of $310.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.10%. Over the course of the year, McDonald’s Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.54%. 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 299.86, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 294.06. In the upper region, resistance lies at 310.82. The next price resistance is at 315.98. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.41 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 2025-10-15 dropping by -0.92 million shares to 7.32 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 8.23 million shares. A decline of -12.51% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.32.
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In terms of McDonald’s Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 325 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.62% from the previous closing price of $299.21. Analysts anticipate McDonald’s Corp stock to reach 362 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 295. In spite of this, 31 analysts ranked McDonald’s Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 10, 2025, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $345.
