Four Dow components set to release earnings on Tuesday
We are in the heart of earnings season at this point and a number of earnings reports are coming out each day. This coming Tuesday we will get earnings results from four companies that are members of the Dow 30—McDonalds (NYSE: MCD), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), Travelers Companies (NYSE: TRV), and United Technologies (NYSE: UTX).
Rather than breaking down each stock one by one, I thought tables would make it easier to compare how the companies are expected to do for this quarter and how they each stack up with their Tickeron Fundamental Ratings. I took the liberty of highlighting particular stats that are positive (green highlight) and ones that are a concern. We see that Travelers is expected to see an earnings decline for this quarter while the other three are expected to report earnings growth.
United Technologies has the best valuation rating of the bunch with Travelers just behind it, McDonalds and Procter & Gamble both have Profit vs. Risk ratings that are in the top quartile, while Procter & Gamble has the only P/E growth rating that is in the top quartile. In fact P&G’s P/E growth rating is in the 95th percentile.
In addition to looking at the ratings from Tickeron, I also looked at some of the ratings from Investor’s Business Daily. We see that P&G and United Technologies have Composite Ratings in the 80th percentile, while all four have EPS ratings in the 60 to 80 range. On the Relative Price Strength Rating, Travelers lags the other three. The SMR ratings (Sales, Profit Margin, and ROE) show that United Technologies is a grade above P&G while Travelers has been average.
Sentiment on the four shows that McDonalds buy percentage is average at 74.2% and United Technologies’ buy percentage is above average at 78.9%. Procter & Gamble’s buy percentage is below average at 52.2% and Travelers’ buy percentage is well below average at only 13%.
None of the four have a very high short interest ratio, but Procter & Gamble’s is slightly above average while McDonalds and United Technologies both have ratios that are slightly below average.
Looking at the weekly charts of the four stocks, McDonalds and Travelers both show weekly stochastic readings that are approaching oversold territory. Procter & Gamble and United Technologies both have stochastics that just below overbought levels. Out of the four charts, Procter & Gamble’s was the most impressive.
The stock has been trending higher within a trend channel for the last 18 months and the slope of the channel is incredibly steep. The stock has seen a little selling in the last three weeks and that was enough to bring the stock down to the lower rail of the channel.
Taking all of the information above in to account—the Tickeron ratings, the IBD ratings, the sentiment, and the charts—I like Procter & Gamble the best of the four. It has a good Profit vs. Risk rating and the best P/E Growth rating from Tickeron. It has the best composite rating from IBD and the EPS rating and SMR rating are solid as well. The sentiment toward the stock shows some signs of pessimism with a low buy percentage and an above average short interest ratio. All of those things suggest to me that Procter & Gamble could continue the impressive rally.
MCD sees MACD Histogram crosses below signal line
MCD saw its Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) turn negative on July 14, 2026. This is a bearish signal that suggests the stock could decline going forward. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 45 instances where the indicator turned negative. In of the 45 cases the stock moved lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of a downward move at .
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bearish Trend Analysis
MCD moved below its 50-day moving average on July 08, 2026 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where MCD declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .
Bullish Trend Analysis
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the oversold zone for 2 days, which means it's wise to expect a price bounce in the near future.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on July 16, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on MCD as a result. In of 88 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where MCD advanced for three days, in of 326 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .
MCD may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 312 cases where MCD Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .
Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating very strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly undervalued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (0.000) is normal, around the industry mean (5.858). P/E Ratio (22.544) is within average values for comparable stocks, (39.899). MCD's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.624) is slightly higher than the industry average of (1.725). Dividend Yield (0.027) settles around the average of (0.026) among similar stocks. MCD's P/S Ratio (7.128) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (1.897).
The Tickeron Seasonality Score of (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. The Tickeron Seasonality score describes the variance of predictable price changes around the same period every calendar year. These changes can be tied to a specific month, quarter, holiday or vacation period, as well as a meteorological or growing season.
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 85, placing this stock slightly better than average.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating fairly steady price growth. MCD’s price grows at a lower rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to worse than average earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
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