Yum! Brands (YUM) Competitors $132.36 +2.00 (+1.53%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends YUM vs. SBUX, CMG, DRI, DPZ, TXRH, EAT, WEN, CAKE, PZZA, and CBRLShould you be buying Yum! Brands stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Yum! Brands include Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Brinker International (EAT), Wendy's (WEN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE), Papa Johns International (PZZA), and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL). These companies are all part of the "restaurants" industry. Yum! Brands vs. Starbucks Chipotle Mexican Grill Darden Restaurants Domino's Pizza Texas Roadhouse Brinker International Wendy's Cheesecake Factory Papa Johns International Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) and Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation and earnings, YUM or SBUX? Starbucks has higher revenue and earnings than Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starbucks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioYum! Brands$7.22B5.11$1.60B$5.3524.74Starbucks$36.18B2.76$3.76B$3.3126.58 Does the MarketBeat Community favor YUM or SBUX? Starbucks received 1033 more outperform votes than Yum! Brands when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.40% of users gave Starbucks an outperform vote while only 64.89% of users gave Yum! Brands an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformYum! BrandsOutperform Votes107464.89% Underperform Votes58135.11% StarbucksOutperform Votes210776.40% Underperform Votes65123.60% Which has more volatility & risk, YUM or SBUX? Yum! Brands has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Starbucks has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is YUM or SBUX a better dividend stock? Yum! Brands pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Starbucks pays an annual dividend of $2.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Yum! Brands pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Starbucks pays out 73.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts prefer YUM or SBUX? Yum! Brands currently has a consensus price target of $145.94, indicating a potential upside of 10.26%. Starbucks has a consensus price target of $103.77, indicating a potential upside of 17.96%. Given Starbucks' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Starbucks is more favorable than Yum! Brands.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Yum! Brands 0 Sell rating(s) 12 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Starbucks 3 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of YUM or SBUX? 82.4% of Yum! Brands shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of Starbucks shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Yum! Brands shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Starbucks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is YUM or SBUX more profitable? Yum! Brands has a net margin of 21.13% compared to Starbucks' net margin of 10.40%. Yum! Brands' return on equity of -18.93% beat Starbucks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Yum! Brands21.13% -18.93% 23.12% Starbucks 10.40%-46.39%12.54% Does the media prefer YUM or SBUX? In the previous week, Starbucks had 27 more articles in the media than Yum! Brands. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Starbucks and 21 mentions for Yum! Brands. Yum! Brands' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Starbucks' score of 0.24 indicating that Yum! Brands is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Yum! Brands 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Starbucks 8 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 14 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryStarbucks beats Yum! Brands on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Behind the MarketsWARNING: “Buffett Indicator” flashing for first time in 50 yearsWarren Buffett has sold a staggering $97 billion worth of stocks this year... But why? Our research indicates the Oracle of Omaha is quietly preparing for a historic market crash. His most reliable crash indicator - the "Buffett indicator" - just flashed red for the first time in 25 years.Take these 4 steps today to protect your retirement NOW Get Yum! Brands News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for YUM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart YUM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricYum! BrandsEating places IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$36.94B$9.46B$24.60B$19.18BDividend Yield1.96%3.73%165.84%3.58%P/E Ratio24.7428.77108.7941.22Price / Sales5.112.243.7617.58Price / Cash23.5921.3421.7421.28Price / Book-4.728.945.425.32Net Income$1.60B$317.55M$675.22M$989.67M7 Day Performance-3.39%-1.57%-2.92%-3.45%1 Month Performance-1.39%-0.67%0.23%-3.73%1 Year Performance1.83%2.11%8.77%12.06% Yum! Brands Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)YUMYum! Brands4.518 of 5 stars$132.36+1.5%$145.94+10.3%+2.6%$36.94B$7.22B24.7435,000Insider TradeSBUXStarbucks4.641 of 5 stars$94.23-3.3%$103.77+10.1%-7.1%$106.84B$36.18B29.43361,000CMGChipotle Mexican Grill4.384 of 5 stars$64.92+0.5%$66.07+1.8%+33.7%$88.46B$10.98B60.84116,068Analyst ForecastDRIDarden Restaurants4.3988 of 5 stars$168.56+1.1%$180.46+7.1%+15.7%$19.81B$11.42B19.23191,105Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageDPZDomino's Pizza4.7351 of 5 stars$451.56-0.4%$495.76+9.8%+5.7%$15.59B$4.67B27.8411,200Positive NewsTXRHTexas Roadhouse3.5767 of 5 stars$187.22+0.2%$190.09+1.5%+53.3%$12.49B$5.10B32.1191,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionEATBrinker International3.6703 of 5 stars$131.44+2.8%$91.38-30.5%+224.8%$5.84B$4.42B31.1868,852Analyst UpgradeWENWendy's4.15 of 5 stars$17.03-0.5%$20.36+19.5%-16.1%$3.47B$2.18B18.0115,300CAKECheesecake Factory4.2561 of 5 stars$51.13+2.5%$47.15-7.8%+39.4%$2.61B$3.54B19.1447,900PZZAPapa Johns International4.278 of 5 stars$43.28-3.4%$60.82+40.5%-46.4%$1.41B$2.14B15.6113,200CBRLCracker Barrel Old Country Store4.2656 of 5 stars$52.35+2.2%$57.25+9.4%-32.0%$1.17B$3.47B28.3177,600Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SBUX Competitors CMG Competitors DRI Competitors DPZ Competitors TXRH Competitors EAT Competitors WEN Competitors CAKE Competitors PZZA Competitors CBRL Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:YUM) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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