When a company's share price crashes in the wake of a public health scare, it can take a long time for the business to rebuild a reputation seemingly wiped out overnight.
Case in point: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. It was brought to the public's attention last Friday that the restaurant chain was linked to an E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest.
When a company's share price crashes in the wake of a public health scare, it can take a long time for the business to rebuild a reputation seemingly wiped out overnight.
Case in point: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. It was brought to the public's attention last Friday that the restaurant chain was linked to an E. coli outbreak in the Pacific Northwest.
McDonald's stock rose as much as 8% in early trading today (Thursday) following solid Q3 earnings that beat Wall Street expectations.
What caught Wall Street's attention was the 4% increase in same-store sales - the first gain in this metric after nearly two years of declines..
But the question now is whether McDonald's stock is a buy.
Here's what investors need to know about MCD stock right now...
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Investors love McDonald's stock. But that doesn't mean investors should buy it.
McDonald's Corp. (Nasdaq: MCD) stock has been trading near all-time highs recently. But it hasn't done anything to warrant such investor enthusiasm, despite a much-ballyhooed turnaround plan.
Here's why people keep snapping up MCD stock anyway - and why you shouldn't...
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McDonald's Plan Is Long on Jargon, Short on "Red Meat"
Investors were cool to McDonald's vaunted turnaround plan, which was intended to chart the fast food giant's course to outperformance over the next several months.
What we got was, in Keith's words, "buzzword Bingo." This isn't good...
McDonald's boss Steve Easterbrook's turnaround plan failed to convince many investors that the company has found a coherent direction.
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What's the story for new investors asking, "Should I buy McDonald's stock?" Will the dividend royalty hold its crown for long?
There are a lot of questions surrounding the stock's future in earnings.
We've done our research and have the answers right here...
When McDonald's Corp. reported earnings last week, it missed terribly by almost every metric possible.
Yet traders are taking the stock higher, leading many investors to conclude that they should be along for the ride.
Unless you like Vegas-style odds, that's not a bet I'd recommend you make.
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Stock market news today, Thursday, April 2, features a big wage announcement from MCD, a WMT stock sell-off, GoDaddy's second day on the New York Stock Exchange, and more.
U.S. stock futures forecasted a 12-point retreat from yesterday's close.
We kicked McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) stock off our "Buy" list about two months ago; then it fell another 7% after that. Now CEO Don Thompson is off the menu too and a new CEO comes on board March 1.
So what does this shift in management mean for Mickey D's share price? Is MCD a buy now?
Here's exactly what it would take to turn McDonald's around and make MCD stock a buy again...
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MCD stock has plummeted more than 5% this week - and it's only Wednesday.
Here's why shares are down - and why we're calling MCD a "Sell" right now...
McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) has for years been one of the best stocks to buy because of its expansion into high-growth areas like China.
But today (Monday) MCD reported a 0.5% drop in global sales at restaurants open at least 13 months.
Once one of Money Morning Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald's favorite stocks to buy, the fast-food chain's latest troubles have changed his views.
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Best stocks to buy for the week ending Sept. 26, 2014:Last week for Money Morning Members, we highlighted 9 stocks that bring readers the "best of the best" to boost their portfolios in the fall months.
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I believe McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) stock still has its best days ahead of it.
You won't hear it from the mainstream financial media, where a sense of doom and gloom over the company has settled in because of a 3.7% downturn in global same-store August sales - the worst since 2003.
But McDonald’s stock still makes one heck of an investment if you’ve got the right time frame.
Let me explain exactly why “I’m lovin’ it.”
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McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD) stock opened down slightly this morning following news that the company's global sales in July slipped 2.5%.
The July sales figures are not surprising given the expired meat scandal in China that the company faced in late July.
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Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is down from its 52-week high of $458 and is trading just over $367 per share today (Tuesday). Now that the momentum stock has sold off nearly 11% in the last three months, investors are wondering if now is the time to buy in.
Money Morning's Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald appeared on FOX Business' "Varney and Co." and discussed why he's recommending NFLX stock. Fitz-Gerald also detailed how investors should play Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and McDonald's Corp. (NYSE: MCD).
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