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Mcdonalds Corp (MCD) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering Mcdonalds Corp.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | 27 | $306 | $230 | $268.125 | $248.17 | 8.04% |
| 2021-12-15 | 26 | $306 | $230 | $268.208 | $248.17 | 8.07% |
| 2021-12-17 | 25 | $306 | $230 | $269.291 | $248.17 | 8.51% |
| 2021-12-29 | 26 | $314 | $230 | $271.08 | $248.17 | 9.23% |
| 2022-01-03 | 26 | $314 | $230 | $271.08 | $248.17 | 9.23% |
| 2022-01-14 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $275.291 | $248.17 | 10.93% |
| 2022-01-24 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $276.083 | $248.17 | 11.25% |
| 2022-01-28 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $278 | $248.17 | 12.02% |
| 2022-01-31 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $278.217 | $248.17 | 12.11% |
| 2022-03-08 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $278.652 | $248.17 | 12.28% |
| 2022-03-15 | 25 | $314 | $237 | $278.217 | $248.17 | 12.11% |
| 2022-03-24 | 25 | $314 | $237 | $277.913 | $248.17 | 11.98% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 16 months, MCD's average price target has gone up $37.53.
MCD reports an average of 9.7% for its upside potential over the past 51 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-28 | 38 | 295 | 229 | 265.79 | 237.48 | 11.92% |
| 2021-09-11 | 38 | 295 | 229 | 265.56 | 239.18 | 11.03% |
| 2021-09-18 | 41 | 295 | 229 | 265.56 | 242.49 | 9.51% |
| 2021-12-29 | 26 | 314 | 230 | 271.08 | 268.49 | 0.96% |
| 2022-01-03 | 26 | 314 | 230 | 271.08 | 268.58 | 0.93% |
MCD Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.66 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 39 weeks, MCD's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.32.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for MCD as an investment opportunity.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, Mcdonalds Corp's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 1385.26% of them.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of all US stocks, Mcdonalds Corp's average analyst price target is greater than 1303.42% of them.
- Mcdonalds Corp's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 220.99% of Consumer Cyclical stocks.
- Mcdonalds Corp's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -167.64% of stocks in the mega market cap category.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Restaraunts Hotels Motels industry with the ratings most similar to Mcdonalds Corp are SBUX, BROS, and YUMC.
What is the outlook for MCD? Use POWR Ratings for clearer insight into price direction.