NYSE: MCD · Restaurants
Over the past week, McDonald’s (MCD) saw about 1,656 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 30% bullish but is deeply split: X runs 42% bullish while Reddit sits at just 22%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 34 analysts rating MCD a buy.
There is steady buzz around MCD this week but little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 56% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 22% to X at 42%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 34 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 19 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $292.21.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 26 points above the crowd average of 30%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 42% bullish while Reddit sits at 22%, a 20-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, McDonald’s (MCD) buzz held elevated around 69.1 while the price drifted down 6.9% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 6.6M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, MCD gained 1.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 67.4 and was relatively stable, swinging between 62.3 and 72.0. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Buy (19 / 14 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 30% |
| Avg price target | $292.21 |
| Most bullish source | X, 42% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 22% |
| Sentiment spread | 20 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 1,656 |
| Market cap | $167.64B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 19.2 · 17.1 |
| EPS · Beta | $12.31 · 0.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $27.7B · 32% margin |
| Industry | Restaurants |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, McDonald’s (MCD) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 30% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 1,656 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around McDonald’s (MCD) is active with 491 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 47 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 22% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on McDonald’s (MCD), averaging 30% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 42% bullish and Reddit at 22%, a 20-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 34 analysts rate MCD a buy.
Of the 34 analysts covering McDonald’s (MCD), 19 rate it a buy, 14 a hold and 1 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $292.21. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 30% bullish.
McDonald’s (MCD)'s cross-source average is bearish at 30% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. X reads 42% bullish, News reads 27% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 22% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for McDonald’s (MCD) at 30% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 22% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X and News, while reddit activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 1,068 mentions (64% of total volume). Reddit contributes 491 mentions and News contributes 97 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 30% bullish, while reddit is the only source with rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. MCD's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 30% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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