At the time of writing, Yum Brands Inc [YUM] stock is trading at $135.00, up 0.85%. 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 lost -0.16% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.55%, 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 October 16, 2024, when TD Cowen downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $145 from $156. Previously, Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line on July 16, 2024, and dropped its price target to $145. On June 13, 2024, Goldman initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $150 on the stock. Argus downgraded its rating to a Hold. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $135 on January 11, 2024. Oppenheimer upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on January 05, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $154. In a note dated January 04, 2024, Stifel downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $135.
For the past year, the stock price of Yum Brands Inc fluctuated between $124.76 and $143.20. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $145.86 within the next 12 months. Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] shares were valued at $135.00 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.04% based on the average YUM price forecast.
Analyzing the YUM fundamentals
According to Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM], the company’s sales were 7.22B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.91% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.32%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.21%. 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -1.46.
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 133.63 points at the first support level, and at 132.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 135.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 136.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] has a current ratio of 1.37. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.37, while the Cash Ratio is 0.39. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 25.25.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gibbs David W, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Dec 16 ’24 when 3255.0 shares were sold. Chief Executive Officer, Gibbs David W completed a deal on Dec 16 ’24 to sell 3815.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Gibbs David W bought 7070.0 shares on Dec 16 ’24.
