Yum Brands Inc. [YUM] stock prices are up 1.00% to $134.81 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The YUM shares have gain 0.23% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.12%, and 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 July 16, 2024, when Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and also revised its price target to $145 from $160. Previously, Goldman started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on June 13, 2024, and set its price target to $150. On April 10, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and decreased its price target to $135 on January 11, 2024. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $154 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 05, 2024. Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 04, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $135. In a note dated January 03, 2024, Barclays upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $126 to $146.
The stock price of Yum Brands Inc. [YUM] has been fluctuating between $115.53 and $143.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $144.58 within the next 12 months. Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE: YUM] shares were valued at $134.81 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.25% based on the average YUM price forecast.
Analyzing the YUM fundamentals
The Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE:YUM] reported sales of 7.11B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 4.51%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.24, Equity is -0.2 and Total Capital is 0.44. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of-1.45.
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 134.00 points at the first support level, and at 133.18 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 135.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 135.80.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Yum Brands Inc. [NYSE:YUM]’s Current Ratio is 1.44. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.44, while the Cash Ratio is 0.52. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 24.69.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M, Director, that happened on Aug 19 ’24 when 1309.0 shares were sold. Director, GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M completed a deal on Aug 19 ’24 to buy 1309.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Executive Officer Gibbs David W sold 7069.0 shares on Aug 15 ’24.
