NYSE: MCD · Restaurants
Over the past week, McDonald`s (MCD) saw about 548 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 40 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 31% bullish but is deeply split: News runs 63% bullish while Polymarket sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 35 analysts rating MCD a buy.
“MCD is trending because a major shift in customer ordering is underway, with customers now putting in their own orders, a sharp change from the past.”Adanos /explain
Wall Street’s 54% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Polymarket at 0% to News at 63%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 35 analysts the consensus is a Buy: 19 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $324.71.
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 mixed and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 23 points above the crowd average of 31%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 63% bullish while Polymarket sits at 0%, a 63-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, McDonald`s (MCD) buzz held moderate around 50.5 while the price drifted down 0.9% 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 4.5M shares. Updated Jul 27, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, MCD lost 3.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 60.9 and was variable, swinging between 50.5 and 74.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, McDonald`s (MCD) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 31% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 588 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 279 mentions across 38 tracked subreddits. The tone is 19% bullish with falling 3-day activity momentum, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on McDonald`s (MCD), averaging 31% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 63% bullish and Polymarket at 0%, a 63-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 35 analysts rate MCD a buy.
Of the 35 analysts covering McDonald`s (MCD), 19 rate it a buy, 15 a hold and 1 a sell, for a buy consensus. The average price target is $324.71. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 31% bullish.
McDonald`s (MCD) sentiment is bearish across all 4 tracked sources. Reddit reads 19% bullish, X reads 42% bullish, News reads 63% bullish and polymarket coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently bearish discussion around McDonald`s (MCD). All 4 tracked sources lean negative, with polymarket being the most bearish at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on Reddit and X, while news and polymarket activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Reddit is the dominant discussion channel with 279 mentions (47% of total volume). X contributes 261 mentions and Polymarket contributes 40 mentions and News contributes 8 mentions. Sentiment is bearish across all sources, while news and polymarket show rising 3-day activity.
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 consistently bearish sentiment across 4 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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