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Analyst Ratings

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Consensus Rating1
Buy
Highest Price Target1
$355.00
Lowest Price Target1
$280.00
Consensus Price Target1
$308.96

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

McDonald's Corp has a consensus price target of $308.96 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The high is $355 issued by Tigress Financial on September 13, 2023. The low is $280 issued by Citigroup on July 16, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wedbush, TD Cowen, and Citigroup on July 19, 2024, July 17, 2024, and July 16, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $286.67 between Wedbush, TD Cowen, and Citigroup, there's an implied 11.57% upside for McDonald's Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Wedbush
TD Cowen
Citigroup
Deutsche Bank
Evercore ISI Group

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Analyst Ratings for McDonald's

Buy NowGet Alert
07/19/2024Buy Now14.81%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$295 → $295ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/17/2024Buy Now10.92%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$305 → $285MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now8.97%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$297 → $280MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now14.81%Deutsche Bank
Lauren Silberman
$310 → $295MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/16/2024Buy Now16.75%Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
$330 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/11/2024Buy Now16.75%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$312 → $300MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/10/2024Buy Now12.86%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$300 → $290MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/09/2024Buy Now16.75%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$320 → $300MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/02/2024Buy Now8.97%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$315 → $280MaintainsBuyGet Alert
06/13/2024Buy Now18.7%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$305 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/13/2024Buy Now12.08%Goldman Sachs
Christine Cho
 → $288Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
06/03/2024Buy Now16.75%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$290 → $300MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/28/2024Buy Now12.08%B of A Securities
Gregory Francfort
$302 → $288MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
05/20/2024Buy Now18.7%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/02/2024Buy Now22.59%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$325 → $315MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/02/2024Buy Now24.54%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$337 → $320MaintainsBuyGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now18.7%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now12.86%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$300 → $290MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now20.65%Keybanc
Eric Gonzalez
$315 → $310MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now28.43%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$335 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now14.81%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$300 → $295MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
05/01/2024Buy Now16.75%Baird
David Tarantino
$305 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/30/2024Buy Now18.7%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $305ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
04/26/2024Buy Now16.75%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
$330 → $300MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/16/2024Buy Now15.59%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$312 → $297MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now24.54%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$327 → $320MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
04/12/2024Buy Now18.7%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$325 → $305MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/11/2024Buy Now26.48%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $325ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
04/11/2024Buy Now16.75%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$315 → $300MaintainsHoldGet Alert
04/10/2024Buy Now26.48%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $325ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
04/05/2024Buy Now30.38%UBS
Dennis Geiger
$340 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/03/2024Buy Now—Erste Group
Hans Engel
—DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
03/27/2024Buy Now28.43%Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
03/25/2024Buy Now—Argus Research
John Staszak
—DowngradeBuy → HoldGet Alert
03/19/2024Buy Now26.48%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $325ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now20.65%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$327 → $310MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now22.59%Baird
David Tarantino
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now24.54%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $320ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now30.38%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$340 → $335MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now32.32%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$343 → $340MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now32.32%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$345 → $340MaintainsBuyGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now—BTIG
Peter Saleh
—DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
02/06/2024Buy Now28.43%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $310ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
02/05/2024Buy Now24.54%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $320ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
01/05/2024Buy Now—Oppenheimer
Brian Bittner
—DowngradeOutperform → PerformGet Alert
01/04/2024Buy Now25.32%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$285 → $322MaintainsHoldGet Alert
12/20/2023Buy Now23.37%HSBC
Meredith Jensen
 → $317Initiates → BuyGet Alert
12/12/2023Buy Now32.32%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$335 → $340MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/11/2023Buy Now16.37%Piper Sandler
Aisling Grueninger
$273 → $299MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now10.92%Stifel
Chris O'Cull
$270 → $285MaintainsHoldGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now22.59%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now30.38%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$325 → $335MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/07/2023Buy Now26.48%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$300 → $325MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/01/2023Buy Now22.59%Oppenheimer
Brian Bittner
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
11/30/2023Buy Now20.65%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$280 → $310MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now8.19%JP Morgan
John Ivankoe
$270 → $278MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now22.59%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
 → $315ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now26.48%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$340 → $325MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now16.75%DZ Bank
Katharina Schmenger
 → $300UpgradeHold → BuyGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now20.65%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $310ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
10/31/2023Buy Now16.75%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$325 → $300MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/23/2023Buy Now22.59%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$345 → $315MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now10.92%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$330 → $285MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/19/2023Buy Now11.69%Deutsche Bank
Lauren Silberman
 → $287Initiates → BuyGet Alert
10/17/2023Buy Now20.65%Keybanc
Eric Gonzalez
$330 → $310MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now26.48%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $325ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
10/11/2023Buy Now22.59%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$330 → $315MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
10/02/2023Buy Now10.14%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$317 → $283MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/20/2023Buy Now30.38%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$340 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/20/2023Buy Now32.32%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $340ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
09/13/2023Buy Now38.16%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth
$330 → $355MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/07/2023Buy Now20.65%Wells Fargo
Zachary Fadem
 → $310UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now32.32%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$325 → $340MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now28.43%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$325 → $330MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now20.65%Wells Fargo
Zachary Fadem
$304 → $310MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now33.49%B of A Securities
Gregory Francfort
$319 → $343MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now32.32%BMO Capital
Andrew Strelzik
$325 → $340MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now28.43%Baird
David Tarantino
$320 → $330MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now23.37%Citigroup
Jon Tower
$308 → $317MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now34.27%Barclays
Jeffrey Bernstein
$330 → $345MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now26.48%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $325ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/28/2023Buy Now28.43%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $330ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now26.87%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $326ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now26.48%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
 → $325ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now22.59%BTIG
Peter Saleh
$305 → $315MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/21/2023Buy Now28.43%Keybanc
Eric Gonzalez
$320 → $330MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now30.38%Jefferies
Andy Barish
$330 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/19/2023Buy Now28.43%Wedbush
Nick Setyan
 → $330ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
07/18/2023Buy Now30.38%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$327 → $335MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/17/2023Buy Now24.54%Morgan Stanley
John Glass
$315 → $320MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/14/2023Buy Now26.48%Stephens & Co.
Joshua Long
$300 → $325MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
06/16/2023Buy Now34.66%Loop Capital
Alton Stump
 → $346MaintainsBuyGet Alert
06/15/2023Buy Now26.48%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
 → $325ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
06/15/2023Buy Now26.87%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
 → $326ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
05/31/2023Buy Now26.87%TD Cowen
Andrew Charles
$320 → $326MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now26.48%Guggenheim
Gregory Francfort
$305 → $325MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now27.26%Truist Securities
Jake Bartlett
$318 → $327MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now22.98%RBC Capital
Christopher Carril
$300 → $316MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now34.66%Loop Capital
Alton Stump
$328 → $346MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now22.59%Evercore ISI Group
David Palmer
$310 → $315MaintainsOutperformGet 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 Wedbush on July 19, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $295.00 expecting MCD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.81% upside). 84 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 Wedbush, and McDonald's reiterated their outperform 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 19, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around July 19, 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 reiterated with a price target of $295.00 to $295.00. The current price McDonald's (MCD) is trading at is $256.95, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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