A share price of Yum Brands Inc. [YUM] is currently trading at $132.61, up 0.49%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The YUM shares have lost -1.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.39%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE: YUM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 13, 2024, when Goldman initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $150. Previously, Argus downgraded its rating to Hold on April 10, 2024. On January 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $135 on the stock. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but stick to its price target of $154 on January 05, 2024. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold but $135 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 04, 2024. Barclays upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on January 03, 2024, and upped its price target to $146. In a note dated October 20, 2023, Redburn Atlantic downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $115.
Yum Brands Inc. experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $115.53 and $143.20. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $144.19 within the next 12 months. Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE: YUM] shares were valued at $132.61 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.73% based on the average YUM price forecast.
Analyzing the YUM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE:YUM] were 7.03B which represents -2.86% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.5% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.26, Equity is -0.2 and Total Capital is 0.46. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-1.44.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 131.90 points at the first support level, and at 131.20 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 133.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 133.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE:YUM] is 1.49. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.49, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.55. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.52.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gibbs David W, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Jun 17 ’24 when 7061.0 shares were sold. Chief Legal &Franchise Officer, Catlett Scott completed a deal on May 17 ’24 to sell 5994.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer Gibbs David W sold 7073.0 shares on May 15 ’24.
