Positive News SentimentPositive NewsNYSE:YUM Yum! Brands (YUM) Stock Price, News & Analysis $127.94 -1.18 (-0.91%) (As of 07/8/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$127.61▼$130.4450-Day Range$127.94▼$141.6652-Week Range$115.53▼$143.20Volume1.84 million shsAverage Volume2.00 million shsMarket Capitalization$36.03 billionP/E Ratio22.68Dividend Yield2.09%Price Target$144.33 Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Get Yum! Brands alerts: Email Address Yum! Brands MarketRank™ Stock AnalysisAnalyst RatingHold2.38 Rating ScoreUpside/Downside12.8% Upside$144.33 Price TargetShort InterestBearish3.65% of Float Sold ShortDividend StrengthModerateBased on Four FactorsSustainability-3.13Upright™ Environmental ScoreNews Sentiment1.61Based on 5 Articles This WeekInsider TradingSelling Shares$4.62 M Sold Last QuarterProj. Earnings Growth12.06%From $5.64 to $6.32 Per ShareSee Full Details Hide Full Details Overall MarketRank™New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.4.50 out of 5 starsRetail/Wholesale Sector49th out of 184 stocksEating Places Industry8th out of 38 stocks 3.2 Analyst's Opinion 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 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Yum! Brands' stock forecast and price target. Previous Next 2.0 Short Interest Percentage of Shares Shorted3.65% 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 5.2.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum! Brands has recently increased by 28.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldYum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 2.08%, 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 47.52%. 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 42.41% next year. This indicates that Yum! Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum! Brands' dividend. Previous Next 1.1 Sustainability and ESG Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) ScoreYum! Brands has received a -46.97% net impact score from Upright. The largest negative impact of Yum! Brands in category "Physical diseases" seems to be driven mostly by its "Chicken wings", "Pizzeria food", and "Chicken nuggets" products. See details.Environmental SustainabilityThe Environmental Impact score for Yum! Brands is -3.13. Previous Next 3.1 News and Social Media Coverage News SentimentYum! Brands has a news sentiment score of 1.61. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Yum! Brands this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.Search Interest10 people have searched for YUM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Yum! Brands to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -95% compared to the previous 30 days. Previous Next 2.5 Company Ownership 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 $4,620,080.00 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. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum! Brands are expected to grow by 12.06% in the coming year, from $5.64 to $6.32 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 22.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 143.01.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 22.68, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.73.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 2.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Read more about Yum! Brands' valuation and earnings. Previous Next See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks Here Ad Weiss RatingsThe only way to play the AI boom?A new AI profit window is opening. But I believe if you want to take advantage of this next wave of AI … You have to do something very few people will have the courage to do.Click here to find out more before it’s too late. About Yum! Brands Stock (NYSE:YUM)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. 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 YUM Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart YUM Stock News HeadlinesJune 19, 2024 | insidertrades.comInsider Selling: Yum! Brands, Inc. 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Brands: Fast-Food Price Wars Could Ding The P/E, Monitoring Momentum TrendsJune 2, 2024 | fortune.comFormer Yum Brands CEO: How active learning took me from 30 trailer parks to the helm of a $32 billion global corporationMay 29, 2024 | investorplace.com3 Sorry Restaurant Stocks to Sell in May While You Still CanMay 28, 2024 | msn.com15 Most Profitable Fast-Food Chains in the U.S.May 28, 2024 | bizjournals.comKFC adds two executives in US C-suite shake upMay 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comPizza Hut Canada Introduces the Irresistible Cheeseburger Melt: Guaranteed to Make Canadians Cheat On their Cheeseburger!See More Headlines Receive YUM Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Yum! Brands and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Company Calendar Last Earnings5/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 6/7 Dividend5/24/2024Dividend Payable6/07/2024Today7/08/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)8/06/2024Fiscal 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$144.33 High Stock Price Target$162.00 Low Stock Price Target$115.00 Potential Upside/Downside+12.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.38 Research Coverage16 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.64 Trailing P/E Ratio22.68 Forward P/E Ratio22.68 P/E Growth2.09Net Income$1.60 billion Net Margins22.92% Pretax Margin26.03% Return on Equity-18.64% Return on Assets24.65% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.49 Quick Ratio1.49 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$7.08 billion Price / Sales5.09 Cash Flow$5.76 per share Price / Cash Flow22.23 Book Value($28.03) per share Price / Book-4.56Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares281,630,000Free Float280,759,000Market Cap$36.03 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.07 Social Links Ten Starter Stocks For Beginners to Buy NowJust getting into the stock market? These 10 simple stocks can help beginning investors build long-term wealth without knowing options, technicals, or other advanced strategies.Get This Free Report Key ExecutivesMr. David W. Gibbs (Age 61)CEO & Director Comp: $6.27MMr. Christopher Lee Turner (Age 49)Chief Financial Officer Comp: $2.88MMs. Tracy L. Skeans (Age 51)COO & Chief People Officer Comp: $2.87MMr. Aaron M. Powell (Age 52)Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut Division Comp: $2.87MMr. Sabir Sami (Age 56)Chief Executive Officer of KFC Division Comp: $3.02MMr. Joe ParkChief Digital & Technology OfficerMs. Jodi Dyer (Age 36)Vice President of Investor Relations Mr. Scott A. Catlett (Age 47)Chief Legal & Franchise Officer and Corporate Secretary Mr. Ken MuenchChief Marketing OfficerMr. James FrippChief Equity, Inclusion & Belonging OfficerMore ExecutivesKey CompetitorsStarbucksNASDAQ:SBUXChipotle Mexican GrillNYSE:CMGDarden RestaurantsNYSE:DRIDomino's PizzaNYSE:DPZTexas RoadhouseNASDAQ:TXRHView All CompetitorsInsiders & InstitutionsDNB Asset Management ASBought 15,039 shares on 7/5/2024Ownership: 0.110%Transcend Capital Advisors LLCSold 170 shares on 7/2/2024Ownership: 0.003%M&R Capital Management Inc.Sold 200 shares on 7/2/2024Ownership: 0.002%Marcum Wealth LLCBought 82 shares on 7/2/2024Ownership: 0.001%Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADVBought 205 shares on 7/2/2024Ownership: 0.000%View All Insider TransactionsView All Institutional Transactions 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 the year. Since then, YUM stock has decreased by 2.1% and is now trading at $127.94. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Yum! Brands' earnings last quarter? Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 1st. The restaurant operator reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.20 by $0.05. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will Yum! Brands' stock buyback program work? Yum! Brands' Board of Directors approved a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, May 15th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $2,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 5% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. What is David Gibbs' approval rating as Yum! Brands' CEO? 3 employees have rated Yum! Brands Chief Executive Officer David Gibbs on Glassdoor.com. David Gibbs has an approval rating of 96% among the company's employees. This puts David Gibbs in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies. 83.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at Yum! Brands to a friend. 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 shareholders of Yum! Brands include DNB Asset Management AS (0.11%), Transcend Capital Advisors LLC, M&R Capital Management Inc. and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include David W Gibbs, Scott Catlett, David Eric Russell, Mark James King, Weir Mirian M Graddick, 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 Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), McDonald's (MCD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AT&T (T) and Visa (V). This page (NYSE:YUM) was last updated on 7/9/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWrite this ticker symbol down…A megatrend now poised to mint a brand-new wave of millionaires right here in America. 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