McCormick & Company, Incorporat (MKC) Stock Analysis
Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $50.52, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Thin upside margin: 8.5%.
McCormick manufactures, markets, and distributes herbs, spices, seasonings, condiments, and flavorings globally through Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments, with major facilities in North America, Europe, and China. Revenue comes from retail grocery chains, food... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $50.52, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Thin upside margin: 8.5%. 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 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 63d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: moderate.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- LOWCustomertwo large customers24%10-K Item 1A: 'two large customers that, in the aggregate, constituted approximately 24% of consolidated sales in 2025'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-17Item 5.02LOWAndrew Foust (President Americas) appointed Chief Integration Officer for Unilever foods combination; Patrick Davis named Interim President Americas. Foust remains Executive Officer and is expected to return to President Americas post-integration. Clean handoff.SEC filing →
- 2026-03-18Item 5.02LOWGregory Repas (VP & Controller, PAO) retiring July 1, 2026; stepping down as PAO April 1. Julie Giese, age 46, appointed VP & Controller and PAO effective April 1, 2026. Clean handoff with named successor.SEC filing →
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1 floor-breaker
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 $50.52, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Thin upside margin: 8.5%. 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 $54.54 (+8.0%), stop $47.59 (−6.2%), A.R:R 1.3:1. Score 5.7/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $54.54 (+8.5% upside). Target $54.54 (+8.0%), stop $47.59 (−6.2%), A.R:R 1.3:1. Stop-loss: $47.59.
Cyclical risk: PE expanding 1.8x (earnings normalizing); Thin upside margin: 8.5%; Negative momentum.
McCormick & Company, Incorporat trades at a P/E of 8.3 (forward 15.1). TrendMatrix value score: 6.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
19 analysts cover MKC with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $63.
What does McCormick & Company, Incorporat do?McCormick manufactures, markets, and distributes herbs, spices, seasonings, condiments, and flavorings globally through...
McCormick manufactures, markets, and distributes herbs, spices, seasonings, condiments, and flavorings globally through Consumer and Flavor Solutions segments, with major facilities in North America, Europe, and China. Revenue comes from retail grocery chains, food manufacturers, and foodservice companies; in 2025 Consumer was ~58% and Flavor Solutions ~42% of net sales.