Mcd stock price today records $282

MCD stock price today records $282.65 at the latest check, buoyed by investor rotation into dividend-paying consumer stocks ahead of possible Fed rate adjustments in the coming quarter. With an impressive externally audited track record, our proprietary stock rating tool -- the Zacks Rank -- is a more conclusive indicator of a stock's near-term price performance, as it effectively harnesses the power of earnings estimate revisions. The size of the recent change in the consensus estimate, along with three other factors related to earnings estimates, has resulted in a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for McDonald's. Shares of NYSE MCD traded down $2.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $305.49. The company had a trading volume of 2,072,499 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,839,153. The company has a market capitalization of $218.00 billion, a PE ratio of 26.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 0.50. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $305.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $306.57. McDonald's Corporation has a one year low of $276.53 and a one year high of $326.32. Current MCD stock price today sits at $282.25, as McDonald’s continues outperforming S&P 500 consumer discretionary sub-index year-to-date. Analysts link performance to operational efficiency and aggressive franchising in emerging markets.