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Analysts Offer Insights on Consumer Cyclical Companies: Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), McDonald’s (MCD) and Lucid Group (LCID)

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Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Consumer Cyclical sector with new ratings on Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), McDonald’s (MCD) and Lucid Group (LCID).

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Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO)

Evercore ISI analyst Greg Melich maintained a Hold rating on Academy Sports and Outdoors today and set a price target of $55.00. The company’s shares closed last Thursday at $57.35.

According to TipRanks.com, Melich is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 10.0% and a 61.1% success rate. Melich covers the NA sector, focusing on stocks such as Floor & Decor Holdings, Genuine Parts Company, and Advance Auto Parts. ;'>

Academy Sports and Outdoors has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $57.00, implying a 0.3% upside from current levels. In a report issued on March 25, J.P. Morgan also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $60.00 price target.

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McDonald’s (MCD)

Evercore ISI analyst David Palmer maintained a Buy rating on McDonald’s today and set a price target of $360.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $306.25.

According to TipRanks.com, Palmer is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 4.2% and a 57.8% success rate. Palmer covers the Consumer Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as Mondelez International, Once Upon a Farm, PBC, and The Hershey Company. ;'>

McDonald’s has an analyst consensus of Moderate Buy, with a price target consensus of $349.48.

Lucid Group (LCID)

In a report released yesterday, Andres Sheppard from Cantor Fitzgerald maintained a Hold rating on Lucid Group, with a price target of $14.00. The company’s shares closed last Monday at $9.68.

According to TipRanks.com, Sheppard is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 6.9% and a 37.9% success rate. Sheppard covers the Industrial Goods sector, focusing on stocks such as PureCycle Technologies, Serve Robotics Inc, and Intuitive Machines. ;'>

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Lucid Group with a $13.38 average price target.

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