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Joseph M. Erlinger, President of McDonald’s USA, sold 3,195 shares of MCDONALDS CORP (NASDAQ:MCD) common stock on November 14, 2025, according to a Form 4 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fast-food giant, currently trading near $307.56, is considered fairly valued according to InvestingPro Fair Value estimates.
The shares were sold at a price of $305.82, for a total transaction value of $977094. Following the transaction, Erlinger directly owns 6,088.12 shares of the company. McDonald’s stock has delivered a 7.19% total return over the past year, while maintaining its status as a dividend aristocrat with 50 consecutive years of dividend increases.
The sale was reported in a Form 4 filing signed by Jeffrey J. Pochowicz, Attorney-in-fact, on November 18, 2025. This transaction comes as 24 analysts have revised their earnings downwards for McDonald’s upcoming period, according to InvestingPro, which offers comprehensive analysis on over 1,400 US stocks through its Pro Research Reports.
In other recent news, McDonald’s reported its third-quarter 2025 earnings, which showed an adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $3.22, missing the consensus estimate of $3.33. The company also reported revenue of $7.08 billion, which was below the anticipated $7.10 billion. Despite the earnings miss, Truist Securities maintained its Buy rating with a $350.00 price target, citing solid trends and a beat on adjusted EBITDA expectations. BMO Capital also reiterated its Outperform rating with a $360.00 price target, attributing the EPS shortfall to non-operating income and interest expenses. KeyBanc Capital Markets maintained its Overweight rating and $335.00 price target, noting that the earnings miss was due to tax and below-the-line items rather than operational performance. Bernstein SocGen Group kept its Market Perform rating with a $320.00 price target, highlighting McDonald’s 2.3% US same-store sales growth in the third quarter and a positive outlook for 2026. These developments reflect analysts’ continued confidence in McDonald’s strategic direction despite the recent earnings miss.
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