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MCDONALDS CORP (MCD) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering MCDONALDS CORP think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| 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 | $273.27 | -1.88% |
| 2021-12-15 | 26 | $306 | $230 | $268.208 | $273.27 | -1.85% |
| 2021-12-17 | 25 | $306 | $230 | $269.291 | $273.27 | -1.46% |
| 2021-12-29 | 26 | $314 | $230 | $271.08 | $273.27 | -0.8% |
| 2022-01-03 | 26 | $314 | $230 | $271.08 | $273.27 | -0.8% |
| 2022-01-14 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $275.291 | $273.27 | 0.74% |
| 2022-01-24 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $276.083 | $273.27 | 1.03% |
| 2022-01-28 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $278 | $273.27 | 1.73% |
| 2022-01-31 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $278.217 | $273.27 | 1.81% |
| 2022-03-08 | 24 | $314 | $237 | $278.652 | $273.27 | 1.97% |
| 2022-03-15 | 25 | $314 | $237 | $278.217 | $273.27 | 1.81% |
| 2022-03-24 | 25 | $314 | $237 | $277.913 | $273.27 | 1.7% |
| 2022-03-30 | 25 | $314 | $237 | $276.521 | $273.27 | 1.19% |
| 2022-04-01 | 25 | $314 | $237 | $277.909 | $273.27 | 1.7% |
| 2022-04-12 | 25 | $314 | $250 | $279.857 | $273.27 | 2.41% |
| 2022-04-14 | 25 | $314 | $250 | $279.409 | $273.27 | 2.25% |
| 2022-04-22 | 25 | $314 | $250 | $279.434 | $273.27 | 2.26% |
| 2022-04-29 | 25 | $314 | $250 | $279.217 | $273.27 | 2.18% |
| 2022-05-02 | 24 | $314 | $260 | $279.652 | $273.27 | 2.34% |
| 2022-05-20 | 24 | $314 | $250 | $280.869 | $273.27 | 2.78% |
| 2022-05-25 | 24 | $314 | $250 | $280.565 | $273.27 | 2.67% |
| 2022-05-27 | 24 | $314 | $250 | $279.695 | $273.27 | 2.35% |
| 2022-06-09 | 23 | $314 | $250 | $279.181 | $273.27 | 2.16% |
| 2022-07-27 | 25 | $314 | $250 | $278.956 | $273.27 | 2.08% |
| 2022-07-28 | 24 | $314 | $250 | $281.304 | $273.27 | 2.94% |
| 2022-08-13 | 23 | $314 | $250 | $281.304 | $273.27 | 2.94% |
| 2022-08-16 | 23 | $314 | $250 | $281.956 | $273.27 | 3.18% |
| 2022-08-30 | 23 | $320 | $250 | $282.217 | $273.27 | 3.27% |
| 2022-09-17 | 24 | $320 | $250 | $281.875 | $273.27 | 3.15% |
| 2022-09-27 | 25 | $320 | $246 | $280.666 | $273.27 | 2.71% |
| 2022-10-10 | 24 | $320 | $246 | $279.565 | $273.27 | 2.3% |
| 2022-10-12 | 24 | $320 | $246 | $278.869 | $273.27 | 2.05% |
| 2022-10-13 | 24 | $320 | $242 | $277.727 | $273.27 | 1.63% |
| 2022-10-28 | 23 | $320 | $242 | $277.045 | $273.27 | 1.38% |
| 2022-11-01 | 24 | $320 | $246 | $283.454 | $273.27 | 3.73% |
| 2022-11-02 | 24 | $320 | $246 | $285.565 | $273.27 | 4.5% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
MCD's average price target has moved up $20 over the prior 14 months.
Over the past 48 weeks, MCD's average upside potential has been 10.97%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-01 | 27 | 306 | 230 | 268.125 | 244.18 | 9.81% |
| 2022-01-03 | 24 | 314 | 230 | 271.080 | 268.58 | 0.93% |
| 2022-01-14 | 24 | 314 | 237 | 275.291 | 257.71 | 6.82% |
| 2022-05-20 | 24 | 314 | 250 | 280.869 | 233.91 | 20.08% |
| 2022-09-27 | 25 | 320 | 246 | 279.565 | 236.70 | 18.11% |
MCD Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.77 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 52 weeks, MCD's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.2.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- MCDONALDS CORP's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 4425.95% of all US stocks.
- MCD has a higher average analyst price target than 4223.49% of all US stocks.
- MCDONALDS CORP's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 501.25% of Consumer Cyclical stocks.
- In terms of how MCDONALDS CORP fares relative to stocks in the mega market cap category, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -560.7% of that group.
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 ARMK, YUM, and SBUX.
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