MCD
McDonald's Corporation · Consumer Cyclical · Restaurants
$231.89
+0.03% today · -1.95% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- MCD +0.03% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.7 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, 52-week low (Sep 30): After its 5 new 52-week lows in the past 5 years, MCD typically gained 0.6% over the next day (median) and was higher 80% of the time; half the outcomes fell between +0.4% and +0.7%. An ordinary day: +0.0%. Among S&P 500 stocks after new 52-week lows, that ranks #10 of 272. (Low confidence: few independent periods.)
- 0 Reddit mentions in the past 24 hours, 83% positive over the week.
- 9 analyst actions in the past 10 days (0 positive, 9 negative); latest: JP Morgan maintained Overweight, lowered target $260 → $250.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Meta Analyst score · Buy (+0.55)
Every firm's latest rating in the past year, each weighted by its age (a 3-month-old call counts half as much as today's), blended with the consensus of 34 analysts (+0.65, counted like 1.5 fresh ratings). 25 firms, 18 with a call in the past 3 months.
| Firm | Latest rating | Date | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Sep 29, 2026 | 5% |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | Sep 28, 2026 | 5% |
| Melius Research | Sell | Sep 28, 2026 | 5% |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Sep 24, 2026 | 5% |
| BTIG | Buy | Sep 24, 2026 | 5% |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sep 24, 2026 | 5% |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Sep 24, 2026 | 5% |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Sep 24, 2026 | 5% |
| UBS | Buy | Sep 21, 2026 | 5% |
| Citigroup | Buy | Sep 17, 2026 | 5% |
| Seaport Global | Neutral | Sep 16, 2026 | 5% |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Sep 14, 2026 | 5% |
Mean target
$297.03
+28.1% upside
Median target
$295.00
+27.2% upside
Target range
230.00–390.00
low to high
Analysts
34
as of Oct 4
Price vs. targets
Low $230
Mean $297
High $390
Now $231.89
Consensus
Strong buy 4Buy 15Hold 14Sell 1Strong sell 0
Rating and target changes
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2026 | JP Morgan | Lowered target | Overweight | $260.00 → $250.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Lowered target | Equal-Weight | $308.00 → $297.00 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Melius Research | Lowered target | Sell | $250.00 → $230.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | TD Cowen | Lowered target | Hold | $282.00 → $270.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | BTIG | Lowered target | Buy | $350.00 → $295.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | RBC Capital | Lowered target | Sector Perform | $290.00 → $285.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Lowered target | Outperform | $320.00 → $300.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | JP Morgan | Lowered target | Overweight | $280.00 → $260.00 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | BMO Capital | Lowered target | Outperform | $335.00 → $310.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | UBS | Lowered target | Buy | $340.00 → $320.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Citigroup | Lowered target | Buy | $345.00 → $310.00 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Seaport Global | Initiated | Neutral | — |
| Sep 16, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $350.00 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | RBC Capital | Lowered target | Sector Perform | $295.00 → $290.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Lowered target | Equal-Weight | $319.00 → $308.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Lowered target | Buy | $325.00 → $300.00 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | TD Cowen | Lowered target | Hold | $300.00 → $282.00 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Argus Research | Lowered target | Buy | $320.00 → $310.00 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Guggenheim | Lowered target | Neutral | $320.00 → $290.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $350.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Keybanc | Lowered target | Overweight | $315.00 → $305.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | Lowered target | Sector Perform | $305.00 → $295.00 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Citigroup | Raised target | Buy | $335.00 → $345.00 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Mizuho | Lowered target | Neutral | $300.00 → $290.00 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | UBS | Lowered target | Buy | $365.00 → $340.00 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | BTIG | Lowered target | Buy | $370.00 → $350.00 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Lowered target | Outperform | $350.00 → $320.00 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Tigress Financial | Raised target | Buy | $385.00 → $390.00 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Lowered target | Equal-Weight | $331.00 → $322.00 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Lowered target | Overweight | $320.00 → $300.00 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Citigroup | Lowered target | Buy | $375.00 → $335.00 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Keybanc | Lowered target | Overweight | $330.00 → $315.00 |
| May 11, 2026 | JP Morgan | Lowered target | Overweight | $325.00 → $305.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Keybanc | Lowered target | Overweight | $345.00 → $330.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Lowered target | Overweight | $355.00 → $320.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Lowered target | Outperform | $360.00 → $350.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | Barclays | Lowered target | Overweight | $380.00 → $350.00 |
| May 8, 2026 | RBC Capital | Lowered target | Sector Perform | $330.00 → $305.00 |
| May 7, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | $370.00 |
| May 7, 2026 | TD Cowen | Lowered target | Hold | $330.00 → $300.00 |
Source: Yahoo Finance analyst data, collected daily.