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.
Best time to own MCD in the past two years
Buying and selling at the close. Each colored stretch is the best window for that holding period; the grey line is the full two years.
Best window per holding period
| Hold for | Buy | Sell | Gain | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one single day | Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 10, 2025 | +4.8% | #422 |
| one week | Feb 4, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 | +7.1% | #479 |
| one month | Jan 10, 2025 | Feb 11, 2025 | +9.9% | #492 |
| 3 months | Jan 22, 2025 | Apr 22, 2025 | +14.1% | #477 |
| 6 months | Nov 19, 2024 | May 19, 2025 | +11.8% | #464 |
| one year | Feb 5, 2025 | Feb 5, 2026 | +14.6% | #410 |
Rank #479 for one week means 478 of the S&P 500 components had a better best-one week gain over the past year. Updated .
Today vs. the best starting days
| As of | 1d | 1w | 1m | 3m | 6m | 1y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today Oct 2, 2026 |
0.0% | -1.9% | -11.1% | -16.8% | -23.4% | -20.7% |
| Best one single day Feb 7, 2025 |
0.0% | +1.9% | +1.7% | +0.5% | +10.6% | +4.9% |
| Best one week Feb 4, 2025 |
-0.1% | -0.5% | -1.7% | -0.5% | +6.0% | -0.1% |
| Best one month Jan 10, 2025 |
-1.6% | -4.2% | -6.1% | -6.6% | +14.0% | -1.7% |
| Best 3 months Jan 22, 2025 |
-0.4% | -0.3% | -3.9% | -10.1% | +9.7% | -3.4% |
| Best 6 months Nov 19, 2024 |
-0.1% | -2.7% | -8.2% | +1.7% | +8.1% | +8.0% |
| Best one year Feb 5, 2025 |
-0.3% | -0.4% | -2.0% | -2.3% | +8.9% | +3.4% |
Trailing gains over each window, today and on the day each best window started, to compare today's setup with the best entries.