NYSE:YUM Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $133.27 -0.75 (-0.56%) (As of 03:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Yum! Brands Stock (NYSE:YUM) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$132.36▼$134.0050-Day Range$129.71▼$139.9252-Week Range$118.28▼$143.20Volume818,522 shsAverage Volume1.94 million shsMarket Capitalization$37.47 billionP/E Ratio24.41Dividend Yield2.01%Price Target$146.44Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewYum! 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. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.Read More… Musk Says ‘Dollar Will Be Worth Nothing…’ (Ad)Elon Musk just issued an urgent warning… It's no secret that Musk is able to move markets with his words…All you have to do is claim your free ticket to the event now… Yum! Brands Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScoreYUM MarketRank™: Yum! Brands scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 67th out of 195 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.2 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingYum! Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum! Brands has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Yum! Brands' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth10.89% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum! Brands are expected to grow by 10.89% in the coming year, from $5.60 to $6.21 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 24.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 24.37, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.00.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 2.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Yum! Brands' valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.49% of the float of Yum! Brands has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum! Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently decreased by 3.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldYum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 2.01%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthYum! Brands does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Yum! Brands is 49.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Yum! Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.16% next year. This indicates that Yum! Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum! Brands' dividend. Sustainability and ESG1.1 / 5Environmental Score-3.13 Percentage of Shares Shorted2.49% of the float of Yum! Brands has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum! Brands has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently decreased by 3.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media1.8 / 5News Sentiment0.21 News SentimentYum! Brands has a news sentiment score of 0.21. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.40 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Yum! Brands this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 9 people have searched for YUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 people have added Yum! Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Yum! Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,918,095.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.31% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions82.37% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Yum! Brands' insider trading history. YUM Stock News HeadlinesYum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) CEO Sells $941,682.15 in StockOctober 17, 2024 | insidertrades.comYum Brands pulls onions from select Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut locations after McDonald's E. coli outbreakOctober 24 at 2:16 PM | cnbc.comWatch this before it gets removed If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonOctober 24, 2024 | Porter & Company (Ad)Yum Brands takes out onions from meals after E.coli outbreak at McDonald'sOctober 24 at 1:35 PM | reuters.comRed Lobster hires Yum Brands vet as CFOOctober 24 at 2:27 AM | finance.yahoo.comYum! Brands Announces Q3 2024 Earnings and Conference Call DetailsOctober 22 at 7:10 PM | businesswire.comYum! Brands price target lowered to $145 from $147 at BofAOctober 22 at 4:56 PM | markets.businessinsider.comKFC® and Hatch Invite You to Fall Asleep to the Sleep-Inducing Sound of Fried ChickenOctober 22 at 9:00 AM | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines YUM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUM shares performed this year? Yum! Brands' stock was trading at $130.66 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, YUM shares have increased by 1.8% and is now trading at $133.05. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Yum! Brands' earnings last quarter? Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The restaurant operator reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.02. The restaurant operator earned $1.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.80 billion. Yum! Brands had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.90% and a net margin of 21.96%. Read the conference call transcript. How will Yum! Brands' stock buyback program work? Yum! Brands' board approved a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 15th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. Does Yum! Brands have any subsidiaries? Yum! Brands subsidiaries include these companies: Dragontail Systems, tictuk technologies, Kvantum, Heartstyles, The Habit Burger Grill, Little Sheep, A&W Restaurants, and others. Who are Yum! Brands' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Yum! Brands include DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.23%), Raymond James & Associates (0.13%), Swedbank AB (0.05%) and International Assets Investment Management LLC (0.05%). Insiders that own company stock include David W Gibbs, Scott Catlett, David Eric Russell, Mark James King, Weir Mirian M Graddick, Sabir Sami, Paget Leonard Alves and Anthony Lowings. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Yum! Brands? Shares of YUM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Yum! Brands own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Yum! Brands investors own include Comcast (CMCSA), Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Charles Schwab (SCHW), McKesson (MCK), Edwards Lifesciences (EW) and Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/06/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/6 Dividend8/27/2024Dividend Payable9/06/2024Today10/24/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)11/05/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants Current SymbolNYSE:YUM CUSIP98849810 CIK1041061 Webwww.yum.com Phone(502) 874-8300Fax502-874-8323Employees35,000Year Founded1997Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$146.44 High Stock Price Target$162.00 Low Stock Price Target$130.00 Potential Upside/Downside+9.3%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.38 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.46 Trailing P/E Ratio24.55 Forward P/E Ratio23.93 P/E Growth2.07Net Income$1.60 billion Net Margins21.96% Pretax Margin25.88% Return on Equity-18.90% Return on Assets23.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.44 Quick Ratio1.44 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$7.08 billion Price / Sales5.33 Cash Flow$5.84 per share Price / Cash Flow22.96 Book Value($28.03) per share Price / Book-4.78Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares281,170,000Free Float280,293,000Market Cap$37.68 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.08 Social Links This page (NYSE:YUM) was last updated on 10/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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