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MCD
Stock ticker: NYSE
AS OF
Mar 28 closing price
Price
$307.09
Change
-$5.60 (-1.79%)
Capitalization
219.4B

MCD stock forecast, quote, news & analysis

McDonald’s is the largest restaurant owner-operator in the world, with 2024 system sales of $131 billion across more than 43,000 stores and 115 markets... Show more

Industry: #Restaurants
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Mar 28, 2025

MCD in +2.59% Uptrend, advancing for three consecutive days on March 26, 2025

Moving higher for three straight days is viewed as a bullish sign. Keep an eye on this stock for future growth. Considering data from situations where MCD advanced for three days, in of 331 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on March 25, 2025. You may want to consider a long position or call options on MCD as a result. In of 90 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for MCD just turned positive on March 26, 2025. Looking at past instances where MCD's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in of 53 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In of 326 cases where MCD Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are .

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for MCD moved out of overbought territory on March 10, 2025. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 34 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 34 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .

The Stochastic Oscillator has been in the overbought zone for 2 days. Expect a price pull-back in the near future.

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 .

MCD broke above its upper Bollinger Band on March 07, 2025. 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 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 Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating low risk on high returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 81, placing this stock better than average.

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 (4.644). P/E Ratio (26.961) is within average values for comparable stocks, (55.764). MCD's Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (2.718) is slightly higher than the industry average of (1.762). Dividend Yield (0.022) settles around the average of (0.047) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (8.554) is also within normal values, averaging (8.544).

The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding 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 (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 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is slightly overvalued 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.

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MCD paid dividends on March 17, 2025

McDonald's Corp MCD Stock Dividends
А dividend of $1.77 per share was paid with a record date of March 17, 2025, and an ex-dividend date of March 03, 2025. Read more...
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Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD), Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG), Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM), Darden Restaurants (NYSE:DRI), Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC), Dominos Pizza Inc (NASDAQ:DPZ), Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK), Noodles & Company (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 8.36B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 2.74K to 219.4B. MCD holds the highest valuation in this group at 219.4B. The lowest valued company is BFICQ at 2.74K.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Restaurants Industry was -2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was -8%, and the average quarterly price growth was -1%. NROM experienced the highest price growth at 15%, while GAMN experienced the biggest fall at -30%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Restaurants Industry was -15%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was -27% and the average quarterly volume growth was 28%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

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

Valuation Rating: 46
P/E Growth Rating: 57
Price Growth Rating: 63
SMR Rating: 69
Profit Risk Rating: 81
Seasonality Score: -5 (-100 ... +100)
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an operator of food restaurant chain

Industry Restaurants

Profile
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Industry
Restaurants
Address
110 North Carpenter Street
Phone
+1 630 623-3000
Employees
150000
Web
https://www.investor.mcdonalds.com