McDonald’s (MCD) Gets a Buy from Jefferies

In a report released today, Andy Barish from Jefferies maintained a Buy rating on McDonald’s, with a price target of $350.00.

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Barish covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as McDonald’s, BJ’s Restaurants, and Cheesecake Factory. According to TipRanks, Barish has an average return of 8.2% and a 54.60% success rate on recommended stocks.

In addition to Jefferies, McDonald’s also received a Buy from J.P. Morgan’s John Ivankoe in a report issued today. However, yesterday, Piper Sandler maintained a Hold rating on McDonald’s (NYSE: MCD).

Based on McDonald’s’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $6.52 billion and a net profit of $1.98 billion. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $5.96 billion and had a net profit of $1.87 billion

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 45 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of MCD in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in June 2026, Joseph M. Erlinger, the President of MCD sold 5,252.00 shares for a total of $1,493,248.64.