# McCormick (MKC) — Analyst Forecast

MKC · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/mkc/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 8 | 8 | 1 | 17 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $47.00 | $53.00 | $65.00 | 6 |

Last price $45.71 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Hold | $48.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Maintained | Outperform | $65.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $48.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $47.00 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | Stifel | Maintained | Hold | $48.00 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $62.00 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | TD Cowen | Downgraded | Buy → Hold | $55.00 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $55.00 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Maintained | Buy | $60.00 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Bernstein | Maintained | Outperform | $68.00 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $60.00 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $52.00 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $63.00 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $51.00 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | BTIG | Initiated Coverage | Neutral | — |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $57.00 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | BNP Paribas | Maintained | Outperform | $75.00 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | Jefferies | Maintained | Buy | $64.00 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $64.00 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $58.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for MKC stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for McCormick (MKC) is $53.00, with a high estimate of $65.00 and a low of $47.00, across 6 analysts.

### Is MKC a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering McCormick currently average a Buy rating: 8 buy, 8 hold and 1 sell, from 17 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for MKC?

The average price target of $53.00 implies 15.95% upside from the last price of $45.71.

### What is the latest analyst rating on MKC?

On Oct 2, 2026, TD Cowen maintained McCormick at Hold with a price target of $48.00.

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