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McDonald's Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:MCD | Benzinga
McDonald's Corp has a consensus price target of $323.92 based on the ratings of 27 analysts. The high is $360 issued by Citigroup on February 11, 2025. The low is $265 issued by Stifel on July 22, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Morgan Stanley, Truist Securities, and Morgan Stanley on March 17, 2025, February 11, 2025, and February 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $338.33 between Morgan Stanley, Truist Securities, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 10.38% upside for McDonald's Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Morgan Stanley
Truist Securities
Morgan Stanley
BMO Capital
B of A Securities
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for McDonald's
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 03/17/2025 | Buy Now | 9.29% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $340 → $335 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 10.92% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett71% | $342 → $340 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 10.92% | Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour58% | $336 → $340 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 10.92% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $335 → $340 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 3.09% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $312 → $316 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 9.29% | Keybanc | Eric Gonzalez70% | $320 → $335 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | -2.13% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $280 → $300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 1.14% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $305 → $310 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 17.45% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $336 → $360 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/11/2025 | Buy Now | 7.66% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $320 → $330 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | 14.19% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $347 → $350 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/10/2025 | Buy Now | -2.13% | TD Securities | Agnes Lim22% | $300 → $300 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/04/2025 | Buy Now | -5.39% | Piper Sandler | Aisling Grueninger55% | $297 → $290 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/28/2025 | Buy Now | 9.62% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $334 → $336 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2025 | Buy Now | 4.4% | Keybanc | Eric Gonzalez70% | $330 → $320 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 9.62% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $340 → $336 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | 8.97% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $311 → $334 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2025 | Buy Now | 11.58% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump56% | $342 → $342 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 5.7% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $321 → $324 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 11.58% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett71% | $350 → $342 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2024 | Buy Now | 9.29% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $315 → $335 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/29/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $300 → $300 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -7.02% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | → $285 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -5.39% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $320 → $290 | Downgrade | Outperform → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $295 → $295 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $300 → $300 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | 4.72% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $322 → $321 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $300 → $325 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | 5.05% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $308 → $322 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | 14.19% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem83% | $285 → $350 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $280 → $300 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 10.92% | Evercore ISI Group | David Palmer63% | $320 → $340 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 14.19% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett71% | $295 → $350 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 10.92% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $296 → $340 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/09/2024 | Buy Now | 12.55% | UBS | Dennis Geiger67% | $305 → $345 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | — | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 7.66% | Keybanc | Eric Gonzalez70% | $305 → $330 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 3.42% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $301 → $317 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | 4.4% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $280 → $320 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho49% | $284 → $325 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | -8.65% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $280 → $280 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -5.39% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $270 → $290 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/13/2024 | Buy Now | -1.8% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $275 → $301 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/10/2024 | Buy Now | 11.58% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump56% | $342 → $342 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | 7.66% | Jefferies | Andy Barish56% | $310 → $330 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/03/2024 | Buy Now | 17.45% | Tigress Financial | Ivan Feinseth73% | $355 → $360 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/19/2024 | Buy Now | 4.4% | Evercore ISI Group | David Palmer63% | $300 → $320 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/02/2024 | Buy Now | -5.39% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | $280 → $290 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/31/2024 | Buy Now | -8.65% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $285 → $280 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -9.3% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $288 → $278 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -0.5% | Keybanc | Eric Gonzalez70% | $310 → $305 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -5.39% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $295 → $290 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -10.28% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $280 → $275 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 11.58% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump56% | $357 → $342 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | 2.77% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $330 → $315 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett71% | $300 → $295 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $320 → $300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/30/2024 | Buy Now | -11.91% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $290 → $270 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | 1.14% | Jefferies | Andy Barish56% | $320 → $310 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | -7.02% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $285 → $285 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/29/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $295 → $295 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | -13.55% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $285 → $265 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/19/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $295 → $295 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2024 | Buy Now | -7.02% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $305 → $285 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.65% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $297 → $280 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $310 → $295 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Evercore ISI Group | David Palmer63% | $330 → $300 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $312 → $300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -5.39% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $300 → $290 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/09/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett71% | $320 → $300 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/02/2024 | Buy Now | -8.65% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | $315 → $280 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | -0.5% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $305 → $305 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | -6.04% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho49% | → $288 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $290 → $300 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -6.04% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $302 → $288 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/20/2024 | Buy Now | -0.5% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $305 → $305 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 2.77% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | $325 → $315 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 4.4% | Truist Securities | Jake Bartlett71% | $337 → $320 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -0.5% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $305 → $305 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -5.39% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $300 → $290 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 1.14% | Keybanc | Eric Gonzalez70% | $315 → $310 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 7.66% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $335 → $330 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -3.76% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $300 → $295 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $305 → $300 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2024 | Buy Now | -0.5% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $305 → $305 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $330 → $300 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/16/2024 | Buy Now | -3.11% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $312 → $297 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 4.4% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $327 → $320 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | -0.5% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $325 → $305 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $325 → $325 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | -2.13% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $315 → $300 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $325 → $325 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/05/2024 | Buy Now | 9.29% | UBS | Dennis Geiger67% | $340 → $335 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | Erste Group | Hans Engel64% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/27/2024 | Buy Now | 7.66% | Evercore ISI Group | David Palmer63% | → $330 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | 6.03% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles68% | $325 → $325 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 4.4% | Stephens & Co. | Joshua Long66% | → $320 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 7.66% | Wedbush | Nick Setyan69% | $330 → $310 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2024 | Buy Now | 1.14% | Citigroup | Jon Tower73% | $327 → $310 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for McDonald's (MCD) stock?
The latest price target for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was reported by Morgan Stanley on March 17, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $335.00 expecting MCD to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.29% upside). 95 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for McDonald's (MCD)?
The latest analyst rating for McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) was provided by Morgan Stanley, and McDonald's maintained their overweight rating.
When was the last upgrade for McDonald's (MCD)?
The last upgrade for McDonald's Corp happened on January 10, 2025 when Citigroup raised their price target to $334. Citigroup previously had a neutral for McDonald's Corp.
When was the last downgrade for McDonald's (MCD)?
The last downgrade for McDonald's Corp happened on October 23, 2024 when Guggenheim changed their price target from N/A to $285 for McDonald's Corp.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for McDonald's (MCD)?
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 March 17, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 17, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating McDonald's (MCD) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest McDonald's (MCD) rating was a maintained with a price target of $340.00 to $335.00. The current price McDonald's (MCD) is trading at is $306.52, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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