McDonald's Corp (MCD) — AI Signal & News Sentiment

Price
$250.51
Today
-0.13%
Signal
HOLD
News sentiment, 0–100 (10 articles)
40 · Bearish

McDonald's Corp (MCD) last traded at $250.51 in after-hours trading, down 0.13% from its last regular close of $250.83. News sentiment is bearish, at 40 on a scale from 0 to 100 where 50 is neutral, based on 10 articles analysed in the last 72 hours. Stock Companion's multi-factor model currently rates MCD a HOLD with a medium risk profile.

Data as of . Signals are generated by an automated model and are not financial advice. How our signals work.

About McDonald's Corp (MCD)

McDonald's Corp (MCD) is a hotels, restaurants & leisure company listed in the United States, carries a market value of about $175.8 billion, has been publicly listed since 1965. Stock Companion tracks it alongside 15 other consumer names and scores every headline about it with state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data. Not investment advice.

Key statistics

Key statistics for McDonald's Corp (MCD)
Open$248.44
Day's range$247.98 — $252.88
Previous close$248.46
Market value$175.8 billion
IndustryHotels, Restaurants & Leisure
Listed inthe United States
ExchangeNEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE, INC.
Trading currencyUSD
Public since1965

Latest scored headlines for MCD

The 5 most recent of the 10 headlines scored in the last 72 hours, each with its own reading, from state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data, on the same 0 to 100 scale, where 50 is neutral. The average across all 10 headlines is the sentiment figure above.

  1. 3McDonald’s Bets $8.5 Billion on NEXT as Its CEO Warns Traffic Will Stay Flat — Yahoo, 2026-10-24
  2. 86McDonald's Japan (TSE:2702) Stock May Look Fully Valued On Earnings — Yahoo, 2026-10-24
  3. 50McDonald's changes its discount strategy — Yahoo, 2026-10-24
  4. 50How Investors Are Reacting To Arcos Dorados Stock After Earnings Estimate Upgrades — Yahoo, 2026-10-24
  5. 28 Of 11 Sectors Fall In Friday Trading As Energy Leads — Benzinga, 2026-10-23

What is Stock Companion's signal for MCD?

Stock Companion's multi-factor model currently rates MCD a HOLD with a medium risk profile. That rating combines news sentiment of 40 out of 100 across 10 headlines scored in the last 72 hours with the ticker's price and volatility factors. It is a model output rather than a recommendation, and it moves as the news does. Not investment advice.

What is MCD's news sentiment today?

40 on a scale from 0 to 100, which we label bearish. It is the average reading that state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data give the 10 headlines published about McDonald's Corp (MCD) in the last 72 hours, recomputed as new headlines arrive. 50 is neutral. We call 48 to 52 neutral; 53 to 59 slightly bullish, 60 to 74 bullish and 75 or more very bullish; 41 to 47 slightly bearish, 26 to 40 bearish and 25 or less very bearish. Not investment advice.

How does Stock Companion score MCD's news?

Every headline is scored by state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data, and those scores are averaged into the one number shown above, on a scale from 0 to 100 where 50 is neutral. That number is the same for every visitor, on every page, whatever their plan. The signal then adds price and volatility factors to it. The full method is on our methodology page. Not investment advice.

Sources and method: every headline above is scored by state-of-the-art AI models trained specifically on financial data and the aggregate is the same for every visitor. How our signals work.

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The whole table of tickers is at /data/sentiment, and how the number is produced is at /methodology. Sentiment is an automated reading of news headlines, not financial advice.

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