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McDonald's (MCD)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$305.45 USD

305.45
2,621,994

-2.46 (-0.80%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $305.84 +0.39 (0.13%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value D Growth B Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 23% (188 out of 244)

Industry: Retail - Restaurants

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know

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McDonald's (MCD) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why

The latest trading day saw McDonald's (MCD) settling at $291.27, representing a -0.01% change from its previous close.

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Is McDonald's (MCD) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in McDonald's (MCD). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?

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McDonald's (MCD) Up 8.7% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Continue?

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Domino's Stock Falls 18% in 3 Months: Should You Buy the Dip?

DPZ is hurt by the struggle in international markets for opening stores. The loyalty program, menu innovation and the Hungry for MORE strategy bode well.

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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know

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CAVA Group (CAVA) to Post Q2 Earnings: Buy, Sell or Wait?

CAVA Group's (CAVA) second-quarter 2024 top line is likely to have been aided by an increase in visitation and menu price.

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Workday, a software enterprise leader, is poised to benefit from work-from-home and automation trends in the software industry. Moreover, the company should benefit handsomely from a "dovish" Federal Reserve."

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Brokers Suggest Investing in McDonald's (MCD): Read This Before Placing a Bet

According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in McDonald's (MCD). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?

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McDonald's (MCD) Q2 Results Review: Time to Buy or Red Flag?

McDonald's (MCD) is hurt by dismal comps performance and high costs. The company's comps fall for the first time after increasing in 13 straight quarters.

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Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About McDonald's (MCD): Should You Buy?

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for McDonald's (MCD) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

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McDonald's Corporation (MCD) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It

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Shake Shack (SHAK) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimates, Revenues Top

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