McDonalds Stock News

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McDonald's (MCD -0.72%) is one of the biggest success stories in the foodservice industry in history, with nearly 42,000 locations operating around the world. It has also been a publicly traded company for quite some time, having gone public in April 1965 at $22.50 per share.

Shares of McDonald's Corp NYSE: MCD shares have had a bit of a mixed ride recently, capping off the final quarter of 2024 with all-time highs in October that were followed by a sharp drop into the new year. Currently trading 11% off those highs, the Chicago-based fast-food giant, boasting a market cap north of $200 billion, is still offering a lot for investors to be excited about.

McDonald's finds itself in a legal soup as a group opposing affirmative action challenges the company's long-standing scholarship program for Hispanic and Latino students. The American Alliance for Equal Rights, led by Edward Blum, filed the lawsuit in federal court in Nashville.

The lawsuit alleges that the program violates Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, a Civil War-era law that bars racial bias in contracting.

Wall Street was enamored with tech stocks in 2024, choosing to leave many dividend stocks behind as a result. The dividend-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.63%) underperformed the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -1.63%) by more than 15 percentage points.

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McDonald's (MCD -1.60%), the world's largest fast-food chain, is often considered a reliable stock for long-term investors. But over the past 12 months, the stock has stayed nearly flat as the S&P 500 has advanced nearly 24%.