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Analyst Ratings

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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$355.00
Lowest Price Target1
$265.00
Consensus Price Target1
$307.62

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McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) Stock, Analyst Ratings, Price Targets, Forecasts

McDonald's Corp has a consensus price target of $307.62 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The high is $355 issued by Tigress Financial on September 13, 2023. The low is $265 issued by Stifel on July 22, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Stifel, Wedbush, and TD Cowen on July 22, 2024, July 19, 2024, and July 17, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $281.67 between Stifel, Wedbush, and TD Cowen, there's an implied 12.14% upside for McDonald's Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Ratings for McDonald's

Buy NowGet Alert
07/22/2024Buy Now5.5%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$285 → $265MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/19/2024Buy Now17.44%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$295 → $295ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/17/2024Buy Now13.46%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$305 → $285MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now11.47%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$297 → $280MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now17.44%Deutsche Bank
Lauren Silberman
$310 → $295MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now19.43%Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
$330 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/11/2024Buy Now19.43%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$312 → $300MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/10/2024Buy Now15.45%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$300 → $290MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/09/2024Buy Now19.43%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$320 → $300MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/02/2024Buy Now11.47%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$315 → $280MaintainsBuyGet Alert
06/13/2024Buy Now21.42%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$305 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/13/2024Buy Now14.66%Goldman Sachs
Christine Cho
 → $288Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
06/03/2024Buy Now19.43%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$290 → $300MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/28/2024Buy Now14.66%B of A Securities
Gregory Francfort
$302 → $288MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/20/2024Buy Now21.42%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/02/2024Buy Now25.41%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$325 → $315MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/02/2024Buy Now27.4%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$337 → $320MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now21.42%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now15.45%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$300 → $290MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now23.42%Keybanc
Eric Gonzalez
$315 → $310MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now31.38%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$335 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now17.44%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$300 → $295MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now19.43%Baird
David Tarantino
$305 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now21.42%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now19.43%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$330 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/16/2024Buy Now18.24%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$312 → $297MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now27.4%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$327 → $320MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now21.42%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$325 → $305MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/11/2024Buy Now29.39%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $325ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
04/11/2024Buy Now19.43%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$315 → $300MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/10/2024Buy Now29.39%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $325ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
04/05/2024Buy Now33.37%UBS
Dennis Geiger
$340 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/03/2024Buy Now—Erste Group
Hans Engel
—DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
03/27/2024Buy Now31.38%Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
03/25/2024Buy Now—Argus Research
John Staszak
—DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
03/19/2024Buy Now29.39%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $325ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now23.42%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$327 → $310MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now25.41%Baird
David Tarantino
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now27.4%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $320ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now33.37%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$340 → $335MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now35.36%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$343 → $340MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now35.36%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$345 → $340MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now—BTIG
Peter Saleh
—DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now31.38%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $310ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/05/2024Buy Now27.4%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $320ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
01/05/2024Buy Now—Oppenheimer
Brian Bittner
—DowngradeOutperform → PerformGet Alert
01/04/2024Buy Now28.19%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$285 → $322MaintainsHoldGet Alert
12/20/2023Buy Now26.2%HSBC
Meredith Jensen
 → $317Initiates → BuyGet Alert
12/12/2023Buy Now35.36%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$335 → $340MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/11/2023Buy Now19.04%Piper Sandler
Aisling Grueninger
$273 → $299MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now13.46%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$270 → $285MaintainsHoldGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now25.41%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now33.37%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$325 → $335MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now29.39%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$300 → $325MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/01/2023Buy Now25.41%Oppenheimer
Brian Bittner
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
11/30/2023Buy Now23.42%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$280 → $310MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now10.68%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$270 → $278MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now25.41%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now29.39%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$340 → $325MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now19.43%DZ Bank
Katharina Schmenger
 → $300UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now23.42%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $310ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now19.43%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$325 → $300MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/23/2023Buy Now25.41%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$345 → $315MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now13.46%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$330 → $285MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now14.26%Deutsche Bank
Lauren Silberman
 → $287Initiates → BuyGet Alert
10/17/2023Buy Now23.42%Keybanc
Eric Gonzalez
$330 → $310MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now29.39%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $325ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now25.41%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$330 → $315MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/02/2023Buy Now12.67%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$317 → $283MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/20/2023Buy Now33.37%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$340 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/20/2023Buy Now35.36%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $340ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
09/13/2023Buy Now41.33%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth
$330 → $355MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/07/2023Buy Now23.42%Wells Fargo
Zachary Fadem
 → $310UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now35.36%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$325 → $340MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now31.38%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$325 → $330MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now23.42%Wells Fargo
Zachary Fadem
$304 → $310MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now36.55%B of A Securities
Gregory Francfort
$319 → $343MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now35.36%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$325 → $340MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now31.38%Baird
David Tarantino
$320 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now26.2%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$308 → $317MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now37.35%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$330 → $345MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now29.39%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $325ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now31.38%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $330ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now29.79%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $326ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now29.39%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $325ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now25.41%BTIG
Peter Saleh
$305 → $315MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now31.38%Keybanc
Eric Gonzalez
$320 → $330MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now33.37%Jefferies
Andy Barish
$330 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/19/2023Buy Now31.38%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $330ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/18/2023Buy Now33.37%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$327 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/17/2023Buy Now27.4%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$315 → $320MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/14/2023Buy Now29.39%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$300 → $325MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
06/16/2023Buy Now37.75%Loop Capital
Alton Stump
 → $346MaintainsBuyGet Alert
06/15/2023Buy Now29.39%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
 → $325ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/15/2023Buy Now29.79%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $326ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
05/31/2023Buy Now29.79%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$320 → $326MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now29.39%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$305 → $325MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now30.18%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$318 → $327MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now25.8%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$300 → $316MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now37.75%Loop Capital
Alton Stump
$328 → $346MaintainsBuyGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for McDonald's (MCD) stock?

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The latest price target for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was reported by Stifel on July 22, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $265.00 expecting MCD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 5.50% upside). 83 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for McDonald's (MCD)?

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The latest analyst rating for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was provided by Stifel, and McDonald's maintained their hold rating.

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When was the last upgrade for McDonald's (MCD)?

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The last upgrade for McDonald's Corp happened on October 31, 2023 when DZ Bank raised their price target to $300. DZ Bank previously had a hold for McDonald's Corp.

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When was the last downgrade for McDonald's (MCD)?

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The last downgrade for McDonald's Corp happened on April 3, 2024 when Erste Group changed their price target from N/A to N/A for McDonald's Corp.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for McDonald's (MCD)?

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Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of McDonald's, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for McDonald's was filed on July 22, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around July 22, 2025.

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Is the Analyst Rating McDonald's (MCD) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest McDonald's (MCD) rating was a maintained with a price target of $285.00 to $265.00. The current price McDonald's (MCD) is trading at is $251.18, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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