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McDonald's (MCD, $190.20) plans to hire 260,000 people

McDonald's (MCD, $190.20) plans to hire 260,000 people

This summer, McDonald's   plans to hire around 260,000 people .

The fast food restaurant company said that it had implemented about 50 new safety procedures, as it reopens after months of coronavirus-induced lockdown. The safety measures including closing some seating and tables, cleaning more frequently and keeping play spaces closed. 

“Our local business owners are proud to help their communities and provide employment and educational opportunities to hundreds of thousands of people this summer," said Joe Erlinger, president of McDonald's USA.

The company operates its restaurants at about 14,000 locations in the U.S.

MCD enters a Downtrend because Momentum Indicator dropped below the 0 level on June 17, 2020

This indicator signals that MCD's price has further to drop, since it moved below its price 14 days ago. Traders may consider selling the ticker, shorting the ticker, or exploring put options. In 22 of 92 cases where MCD's Momentum Indicator fell below the 0 level, its price fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued Downtrend are 24%.

Current price $190.20 crossed the support line at $189.75 and is trading between $190.96 resistance and $189.75 support lines. Throughout the month of 05/15/20 - 06/17/20, the price experienced a +11% Uptrend, while the week of 06/10/20 - 06/17/20 shows a -3% Downtrend.

Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The RSI Indicator appears to be shifting from an Uptrend to a Downtrend. In 11 of 53 cases where MCD's RSI indicator exited the overbought zone, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued Downtrend are 21%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) crossed below the signal line. In 11 of 49 cases where MCD's MACD histogram became negative, the price fell further within the following month. The odds of a continued Downtrend are 22%.

The higher Bollinger Band was broken -- a price fall is expected as the ticker heads toward the middle band, which invites the trader to consider selling or shorting the ticker, or exploring put options. In 12 of 57 cases where MCD's price broke its higher Bollinger Band, its price dropped further during the following month. The odds of a continued Downtrend are 21%.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Indicator suggests the ticker price trend may be in a reversal from a Downtrend to an Uptrend. 25 of 50 cases where MCD's Stochastic Indicator exited the oversold zone resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued Uptrend are 50%.

The price moved above its 50-day Moving Average, which indicates a change from a Downtrend to an Uptrend. In 22 of 34 similar backtested cases where MCD's price crossed above its 50-day Moving Average, its price rose further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 65%.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where MCD advanced for three days, in 168 of 353 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 48%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 212 of 436 similar cases where MCD Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 49%.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

Tickeron has a positive outlook on this ticker and predicts a further increase by more than 4.00% within the next month with a likelihood of 73%. During the last month, the daily ratio of advancing to declining volumes was 1.93 to 1.

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 60 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to 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.

The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 51 (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 Valuation Rating of 37 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued 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: MCD's P/B Ratio (-15.26) is slightly lower than the industry average of (2.86). P/E Ratio (24.99) is within average values for comparable stocks, (117.54). MCD's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (19.55) is slightly higher than the industry average of (5.27). Dividend Yield (2.39) settles around the average of (1.31) among similar stocks. MCD's P/S Ratio (5.96) is very high in comparison to the industry average of (1.45).

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 33 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating risk-aware approach on strong performance. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 83, placing this stock better than average.

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 3 (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.

Related Ticker: MCD

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


MCD in upward trend: 10-day moving average crossed above 50-day moving average on October 29, 2026

The 10-day moving average for MCD crossed bullishly above the 50-day moving average on October 29, 2026. This indicates that the trend has shifted higher and could be considered a buy signal. In 11 of 19 past instances when the 10-day crossed above the 50-day, the stock continued to move higher over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 58%.

Price Prediction Chart

Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on October 12, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on MCD as a result. In 34 of 86 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 40%.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for MCD just turned positive on October 08, 2026. Looking at past instances where MCD's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 19 of 44 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 43%.

MCD moved above its 50-day moving average on October 26, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.

Following a +3.21% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where MCD advanced for three days, in 131 of 314 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 42%.

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 121 of 287 cases where MCD Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 42%.

Bearish Trend Analysis

The RSI Indicator demonstrates that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 3 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 16 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.

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 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 44%.

MCD broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 02, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.

Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)

The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 3 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is seriously 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: MCD's P/B Ratio (-182.131) is very low in comparison to the industry average of (-0.563). P/E Ratio (21.299) is within average values for comparable stocks, (17.719). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.018) is also within normal values, averaging (7.754). Dividend Yield (0.028) settles around the average of (0.048) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (6.402) is also within normal values, averaging (2.618).

The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 7 (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 Price Growth Rating for this company is 47 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. MCD’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.

The Tickeron Seasonality Score of 50 (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 PE Growth Rating for this company is 67 (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.

The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 71 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating that the returns do not compensate for the risks. MCD’s unstable profits reported over time resulted in significant Drawdowns within these last five years. A stable profit reduces stock drawdown and volatility. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 84, placing this stock better than average.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD), Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI), Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC), Dominos Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ), Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK), Noodles & Co (NASDAQ:NDLS).

Industry description

The industry includes companies that operate full-service restaurants, fast food restaurants, cafeterias and snack bars. McDonald`s Corporation, Starbucks Corporation, YUM! Brands, Inc. and Restaurant Brands International Inc. are some of the largest U.S. restaurant-owning companies in terms of market capitalization. While restaurant spending could be viewed as discretionary for consumers, some companies in the business have been able to weather economic cycles by establishing strong loyalty among customers over the years. Many of them also have a strong global presence as well.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the Restaurants Industry is 10.18B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1.6K to 186.14B. MCD holds the highest valuation in this group at 186.14B. The lowest valued company is HLTY at 1.6K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Restaurants Industry was 10%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 11%, and the average quarterly price growth was 10%. CHSN experienced the highest price growth at 213%, while REBN experienced the biggest fall at -13%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Restaurants Industry was 63%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 74% and the average quarterly volume growth was -19%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 49
P/E Growth Rating: 46
Price Growth Rating: 51
SMR Rating: 68
Profit Risk Rating: 83
Seasonality Score: 15 (-100 ... +100)
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