McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $290.24, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 9.4%; Earnings in 7 days (event risk).
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 $290.24, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 9.4%; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and earnings proximity 7d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
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Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 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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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $290.24, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Thin upside margin: 9.4%; Earnings in 7 days (event risk). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $317.40 (+9.4%), stop $280.68 (−3.4%), A.R:R 1.9:1. Score 5.6/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $317.40 (+9.4% upside). Target $317.40 (+9.4%), stop $280.68 (−3.4%), A.R:R 1.9:1. Stop-loss: $280.68.
Thin upside margin: 9.4%; Earnings in 7 days (event risk); Negative momentum.
McDonald's Corporation trades at a P/E of 24.3 (forward 20.2). TrendMatrix value score: 4.8/10. Verdict: Hold.
42 analysts cover MCD with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $345.
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.