McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $281.10: Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
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
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $281.10: Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 79d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: conservative.
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- Is It Time To Reassess McDonald's (MCD) After The Recent Share Price Pullback? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance neutral
- McDonald's: Value Strategy Holds, But Not A Q1 Catalyst (NYSE:MCD) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha neutral
- Here's How Much McDonald's Stock Is Expected to Move After Earnings - Investopedia — Investopedia neutral
- McDonald's Q1 earnings on deck: What to expect (MCD:NYSE) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha neutral
- How To Earn $500 A Month From McDonald's Stock Ahead Of Q1 Earnings - Benzinga — Benzinga neutral
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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 →
- 2026-02-10Item 5.02MEDIUM. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $281.10: Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5. Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $269.00. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $303.60 (+8.1% upside). Prior stop was $269.00. Stop-loss: $269.00.
Thin upside margin: 8.1%; Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5; Consecutive earnings misses (2).
McDonald's Corporation trades at a P/E of 23.3 (forward 19.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
42 analysts cover MCD with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $330.
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.