McDonald’s Long-Term Strategy 'Coming Into Greater Focus’: Analyst Says Investors Focused on Trends - McD

Restaurant giant McDonald’s Corp (NYSE:MCD) reported mixed second-quarter financial results Tuesday.

An analyst sees the company putting an increased focus on U.S. sales and marketing.

The McDonald’s Analyst KeyBanc analyst Christopher Carril maintained an Overweight rating on McDonald’s stock and lowered the price target from $315 to $305.

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The analyst said U.S. sales were soft in the second quarter, despite a big marketing push.