Yum Brands Inc [YUM] stock is trading at $147.18, up 3.14%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The YUM shares have gain 5.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.19%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on June 25, 2025, when JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but kept the price target unchanged to $162 for it. Previously, Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating to Buy on June 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $177. On June 04, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $167 on the stock. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and decreased its price target to $135 on January 22, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight and reduced its price target to $140 on January 21, 2025. Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 10, 2025, and downed its price target to $141. In a note dated December 31, 2024, Argus upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $155.
Yum Brands Inc [YUM] stock has fluctuated between $122.13 and $163.30 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $167.75 within the next 12 months. Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] shares were valued at $147.18 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 13.98% based on the average YUM price forecast.
Analyzing the YUM fundamentals
Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] reported sales of 7.74B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 11.83%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.52% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.37%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.25%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.18%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.21, Equity is -0.19 and Total Capital is 0.52. 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 144.72 points at the first support level, and at 142.26 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 149.46, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 151.75.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Yum Brands Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.40. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.40 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.49. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.29 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.35.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gibbs David W, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Jun 16 ’25 when 7032.0 shares were sold. Officer, Gibbs David W completed a deal on Jun 16 ’25 to buy 7032.0 shares. Meanwhile, KFC Division CEO Mezvinsky Scott sold 268.0 shares on Jun 04 ’25.
