McDonald’s Corporation $MCD Shares Sold by Level Four Advisory Services LLC

28 Nov 2025, 12:46 by Tristan Rich · The Markets Daily

Level Four Advisory Services LLC lessened its position in shares of McDonald’s Corporation (NYSE:MCD – Free Report) by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,265 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock after selling 1,288 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in McDonald’s were worth $7,966,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in McDonald’s by 0.8% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 115,917 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $33,867,000 after buying an additional 972 shares during the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its holdings in McDonald’s by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 4,212 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $1,231,000 after buying an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC lifted its holdings in McDonald’s by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. Clarkston Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,650 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $1,651,000 after buying an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. Groupama Asset Managment boosted its position in shares of McDonald’s by 105.1% during the 2nd quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 9,980 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock worth $2,910,000 after acquiring an additional 5,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of McDonald’s by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 694,650 shares of the fast-food giant’s stock valued at $202,956,000 after acquiring an additional 9,250 shares during the last quarter. 70.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

McDonald’s Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of MCD stock opened at $312.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $222.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.23 and a beta of 0.50. The business’s 50 day moving average is $303.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $304.20. McDonald’s Corporation has a twelve month low of $276.53 and a twelve month high of $326.32.

McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November 5th. The fast-food giant reported $3.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.33 by ($0.11). McDonald’s had a negative return on equity of 225.52% and a net margin of 32.21%.The company had revenue of $7.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $3.23 earnings per share. McDonald’s’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that McDonald’s Corporation will post 12.25 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

McDonald’s Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 1st will be issued a $1.86 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 1st. This is a positive change from McDonald’s’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.77. This represents a $7.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. McDonald’s’s payout ratio is presently 63.48%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently weighed in on MCD. Royal Bank Of Canada assumed coverage on McDonald’s in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $320.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial dropped their price target on McDonald’s from $360.00 to $350.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on McDonald’s from $350.00 to $360.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 8th. Guggenheim increased their price objective on McDonald’s from $295.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 19th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets restated an “outperform” rating on shares of McDonald’s in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $324.57.

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Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Manuel Jm Steijaert sold 13,134 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.42, for a total transaction of $3,945,716.28. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 4,606 shares in the company, valued at $1,383,734.52. The trade was a 74.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CMO Edith Morgan Flatley sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.00, for a total transaction of $315,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 6,858 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,160,270. The trade was a 12.73% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 34,463 shares of company stock worth $10,549,351 in the last ninety days. 0.25% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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