McDonald's (MCD) stock forecast 2012

McDonald's (MCD) stock forecast 2012 : McDonald's (MCD) owns one of the world's most startling collections of commercial property. It pays a large annual dividend of 3.0% that's grown every year for almost three decades. Most people don't know this, but McDonald's is a landlord, not a burger business. Franchisees flip the burgers. McDonald's owns the property and simply collects royalty checks from the tenants every month. This is what makes McDonald's such a great income play.


MCD appears normally valued based on its Price/Earnings (TTM) of 18.33, which is between the Consumer Discretionary sector’s top and bottom quintile values of 21.88 and 12.58, respectively. MCD has a historical dividend growth rate of 14.98% but it is 26.48% over the last five years. In the 4th quarter 2011, MCD raised its quarterly dividend from $0.61 to $0.70, a 14.75% increase. At that growth rate, you will double your dividend yield in six years at today's cost of $92.74. For the latest updates on the stock market, visit Stock Market Today For the latest updates PRESS CTR + D or visit Stock Market news Today

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