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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:LW NYSE:MCD NYSEARCA:XLP On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeLWLamb Weston$56.89+4.1%$53.58$47.87▼$83.98$7.62B0.491.70 million shs1.20 million shsMCDMcDonald's$313.80+0.2%$299.02$276.53▼$326.32$223.52B0.523.53 million shs2.80 million shsXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund$82.47$81.35$75.61▼$84.53$16.40B0.5814.23 million shs16.49 million shsThe 10 Best AI Stocks to Own in 2025Wondering where to start (or end) with AI stocks? These 10 simple stocks can help investors build long-term wealth as artificial intelligence continues to grow into the future.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceLWLamb Weston+4.07%+5.02%-0.33%+12.42%-8.54%MCDMcDonald's+0.21%+1.63%+5.36%-0.27%+8.30%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund0.00%+0.55%+1.00%+1.07%+0.90%Compare MarketRank™CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & ValuationLWLamb Weston4.5642 of 5 stars2.24.03.31.53.51.72.5MCDMcDonald's4.6627 of 5 stars2.25.04.21.13.32.51.9XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceLWLamb Weston 2.30Hold$65.3014.78% UpsideMCDMcDonald's 2.38Hold$326.384.01% UpsideXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund 2.54Moderate Buy$82.47N/ACurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest MCD, XLP, and LW Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails8/22/2025MCDMcDonald'sStifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$300.00 ➝ $315.008/20/2025LWLamb WestonJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral ➝ Neutral$66.00 ➝ $57.008/8/2025MCDMcDonald'sGuggenheimSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral8/8/2025MCDMcDonald'sEvercore ISISubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$350.00 ➝ $360.008/7/2025MCDMcDonald'sKeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$325.00 ➝ $335.008/7/2025MCDMcDonald'sJPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$305.00 ➝ $310.008/7/2025MCDMcDonald'sPiper SandlerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$314.00 ➝ $325.008/7/2025MCDMcDonald'sTruist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$356.00 ➝ $360.008/7/2025MCDMcDonald'sBarclaysSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$355.00 ➝ $360.008/7/2025MCDMcDonald'sBMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$345.00 ➝ $350.008/6/2025MCDMcDonald'sTD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$305.00 ➝ $315.00(Data available from 8/23/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookLWLamb Weston$6.45B1.23$6.54 per share8.70$12.31 per share4.62MCDMcDonald's$26.06B8.59$14.76 per share21.26($3.87) per share-81.09XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateLWLamb Weston$357.20M$2.5122.6715.632.265.54%27.99%6.43%10/7/2025 (Estimated)MCDMcDonald's$8.22B$11.6726.8923.673.1932.21%-225.52%15.07%11/4/2025 (Estimated)XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/A20.82∞N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALatest MCD, XLP, and LW EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/6/2025Q2 2025MCDMcDonald's$3.15$3.19+$0.04$3.14$6.68 billion$6.84 billion7/23/2025Q4 2025LWLamb Weston$0.64$0.87+$0.23$0.85$1.59 billion$1.68 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthLWLamb Weston$1.482.60%N/A58.96%7 YearsMCDMcDonald's$7.082.26%N/A60.67%49 YearsXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund$2.012.44%N/AN/AN/ALatest MCD, XLP, and LW DividendsAnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date7/22/2025MCDMcDonald'squarterly$1.772.37%9/2/20259/2/20259/16/20257/15/2025LWLamb Westonquarterly$0.372.97%8/1/20258/1/20258/29/2025(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)Compare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioLWLamb Weston2.121.380.68MCDMcDonald'sN/A1.301.29XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AN/AN/ACompare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipLWLamb Weston89.56%MCDMcDonald's70.29%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/AInsider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipLWLamb Weston0.29%MCDMcDonald's0.25%XLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/ACompare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableLWLamb Weston10,100139.35 million138.95 millionOptionableMCDMcDonald's150,000713.60 million711.82 millionOptionableXLPConsumer Staples Select Sector SPDR FundN/A198.92 millionN/ANot OptionableMCD, XLP, and LW HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesWalmart Q2 Preview: Analysts Expect Strong Report As Retailer’s Scale, Staples Stronghold Likely Offset Macro PressuresAugust 21 at 3:04 AM | msn.comConsumer Strength Signal Flashing Short-Term Caution SignAugust 20 at 8:19 AM | schaeffersresearch.comLennar, eBay, Chipotle Lead Consumer Stock Gains Last Week As Consumer Price Inflation Stays SteadyAugust 18, 2025 | msn.comShort bets on most consumer staple stocks rose in JulyAugust 16, 2025 | msn.comStock Traders Buy High Volume of Put Options on Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLP)August 12, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comFlight to Safety? Maybe Take a Stroll to Staples Stocks.July 30, 2025 | msn.comState Street Investment Management Debuts Select Sector SPDR® Premium Income ETF SuiteJuly 30, 2025 | tmcnet.comSector Ratings For ETFs And Mutual Funds: Q3 2025July 29, 2025 | seekingalpha.comShort bets on S&P 500 consumer staples saw a surge in JuneJuly 16, 2025 | msn.comUse ETFs to Diversify and Stay AheadJuly 15, 2025 | zacks.comConsumer Stock Standouts: Tapestry, Dollar Tree, Wynn Resorts Emerge As Top Weekly WinnersJuly 14, 2025 | msn.com62% of S&P 500 Is Glowing Green - 3 Trades To Catch The WaveJuly 12, 2025 | benzinga.comWhy I Like Staples Sector Fund XLP Better Than Coca-ColaJuly 11, 2025 | seekingalpha.comTough Road Ahead for U.S. Consumers? ETFs to ConsiderJuly 8, 2025 | zacks.comShould You Invest in the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLP)?July 8, 2025 | zacks.comETFs to Consider for a Likely August SlumpJuly 3, 2025 | zacks.comNike, Carnival, Royal Caribbean Shine As Top 3 Weekly Gainers Among Consumer StocksJune 30, 2025 | msn.comConagra Brands Stock: Is CAG Underperforming the Consumer Staples Sector?June 24, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comWar Worries to Rattle Markets? ETFs to ConsiderJune 20, 2025 | zacks.comTop weekly consumer staples gainers/losers: Archer-Daniels-Midland tops, J. M. Smucker bottomsJune 15, 2025 | msn.comGoldman Sachs Warns of 20% Market Sell-Off: Are They Right? (XLP)...May 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over Time Top HeadlinesView All HeadlinesBuffett Makes Big Moves Outside of UNH: A Buy and Sell BreakdownBy Leo Miller | August 18, 2025Why the American Eagle Stock Rally Isn't Just Speculation By Gabriel Osorio-Mazilli | July 28, 20253 Companies That Will Profit From Trump's Semiconductor TariffsBy Jordan Chussler | August 14, 20253 Stocks Riding the AI Data Center Buildout WaveBy Chris Markoch | August 6, 20253 Earnings Reports Give a Snapshot of Consumer SentimentBy Nathan Reiff | August 13, 2025MCD, XLP, and LW Company DescriptionsLamb Weston NYSE:LW$56.89 +2.23 (+4.08%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$57.00 +0.11 (+0.20%) As of 08/22/2025 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. produces, distributes, and markets frozen potato products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Global, Foodservice, Retail, and Other. It offers frozen potatoes, commercial ingredients, and appetizers under the Lamb Weston brand, as well as under various customer labels. The company also provides its products under its owned or licensed brands, such as Grown in Idaho and Alexia, and other licensed brands, as well as under retailers' own brands. In addition, it engages in the vegetable and dairy businesses. The company sells its products through a network of internal sales personnel and independent brokers, agents, and distributors to chain restaurants, wholesale, grocery, mass merchants, club and specialty retailers, businesses, educational institutions, independent restaurants, regional chain restaurants, and convenience stores. Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.McDonald's NYSE:MCD$313.80 +0.58 (+0.19%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$314.01 +0.20 (+0.07%) As of 08/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K. The International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate segment consists of developmental licensee and affiliate markets in the McDonald’s system. The firm's products include Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Filet-O-Fish, several chicken sandwiches, Chicken McNuggets, wraps, McDonald's Fries, salads, oatmeal, shakes, McFlurry desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, pies, soft drinks, coffee, McCafe beverages, and other beverages. The company was founded by Raymond Albert Kroc on April 15, 1955, and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLP$82.47 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$82.49 +0.02 (+0.02%) As of 08/22/2025 07:58 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more.Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (the Index).The Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities consisting of the Index. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM). It invests in industries, such as food & staples retailing, household products, food products, tobacco, beverages and personal products. SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. 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