3,080 Shares in Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) Purchased by MSH Capital Advisors LLC

MSH Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 3,080 shares of the restaurant operator's stock, valued at approximately $413,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of YUM. Operose Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Yum! Brands during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Jump Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Yum! Brands by 68.5% in the 4th quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 5,508 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $739,000 after buying an additional 2,239 shares during the period. Canada Post Corp Registered Pension Plan bought a new position in Yum! Brands in the fourth quarter valued at $696,000. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Yum! Brands in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,912,000. Finally, Broyhill Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Yum! Brands in the fourth quarter worth about $201,000. 82.37% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Yum! Brands Stock Performance

Yum! Brands stock traded up $3.61 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $144.12. 256,929 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,015,180. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $152.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $140.23. Yum! Brands, Inc. has a 1 year low of $122.13 and a 1 year high of $163.30. The company has a market capitalization of $40.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.61, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.90.

Yum! Brands Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a $0.71 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 21st. This represents a $2.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.97%. This is an increase from Yum! Brands's previous quarterly dividend of $0.67. Yum! Brands's dividend payout ratio is currently 54.41%.

Insider Activity

In other Yum! Brands news, CEO David W. Gibbs sold 30,604 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $159.46, for a total value of $4,880,113.84. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 160,296 shares of the company's stock, valued at $25,560,800.16. The trade was a 16.03 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP David Eric Russell sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $158.66, for a total value of $793,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 11,960 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,897,573.60. The trade was a 29.48 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 55,271 shares of company stock valued at $8,706,576. 0.33% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on YUM. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Yum! Brands from $138.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, March 20th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Yum! Brands from $148.00 to $151.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein downgraded Yum! Brands from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $140.00 to $135.00 in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. TD Securities reissued a "hold" rating and issued a $164.00 target price on shares of Yum! Brands in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Yum! Brands from $162.00 to $165.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $152.71.

Yum! Brands Company Profile

Yum! Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products.