McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $288.19, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 5.9%; Below 200-day MA.
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $288.19, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 5.9%; Below 200-day MA. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 64. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, positive momentum, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: conservative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — McDonald's Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Is It Time To Reassess McDonald's (MCD) After The Recent Share Price Pullback? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- NEWS McDonald's: Value Strategy Holds, But Not A Q1 Catalyst (NYSE:MCD) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha neutral
- NEWS McDonald’s USA president Erlinger sells $93,276 of MCD stock - Investing.com — Investing.com negative
- NEWS McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Insider Joseph Erlinger Sells 333 Shares - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS McDONALD'S ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-06-17T08:56:48Z.
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- 2026-04-02Item 5.02MEDIUMMcDONALD'S CORPORATION | | | | | (Registrant) | | | | | | | | Date: | April 2, 2026 | | By: | /s/ Jeffrey J. Pochowicz | | | | | Jeffrey J. Pochowicz Vice President - Associat [... truncated]SEC filing →
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $288.19, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 5.9%; Below 200-day MA. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 64. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $304.79 (+5.8%), stop $277.85 (−3.7%), A.R:R 1.0:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $304.79 (+5.9% upside). Target $304.79 (+5.8%), stop $277.85 (−3.7%), A.R:R 1.0:1. Stop-loss: $277.85.
Thin upside margin: 5.9%; Below 200-day MA.
McDonald's Corporation trades at a P/E of 23.6 (forward 20.1). TrendMatrix value score: 4.9/10. Verdict: Hold.
40 analysts cover MCD with a consensus score of 3.8/5. Average price target: $331.
What does McDonald's Corporation do?McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and...
McDonald's Corporation owns, operates, and franchises restaurants under the McDonald's brand in the United States and internationally. It offers food and beverages, including hamburgers and cheeseburgers, various chicken sandwiches, fries, shakes, frozen desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, cookies, pies, soft drinks, coffee, and other beverages; and full or limited breakfast, as well as sells various other products during limited-time promotions. The company owns and operates franchised restaurants under various structures, including conventional franchise, developmental license, or affiliate. McDonald's Corporation was founded in 1940 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.