Yum Brands Inc [YUM] stock prices are up 1.02% to $149.12 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 7.89% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.51%, 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 November 05, 2025, when Evercore ISI upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $180 for it. Previously, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock with Sector Perform rating on October 09, 2025, and set its price target to $165. On October 02, 2025, Piper Sandler reiterated its Neutral rating and revised its price target to $157 on the stock. Melius started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $200 on July 14, 2025. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but $162 remained the price target by the analyst firm on June 25, 2025. Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on June 10, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $177. In a note dated June 04, 2025, Goldman upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $167.
The stock price of Yum Brands Inc [YUM] has been fluctuating between $122.13 and $163.30 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $167.5 within the next 12 months. Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] shares were valued at $149.12 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.33% based on the average YUM price forecast.
Analyzing the YUM fundamentals
The Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] reported sales of 8.06B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.38%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.46% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.31%, 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 -1.6.
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 148.09 points at the first support level, and at 147.06 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 149.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 150.44.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM]’s Current Ratio is 1.69. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.69, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.13 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.04.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Mezvinsky Scott, KFC Division CEO, that happened on Nov 06 ’25 when 1755.0 shares were sold. Officer, Scott Mezvinsky completed a deal on Nov 06 ’25 to buy 2164.0 shares. Meanwhile, KFC Division CEO Mezvinsky Scott sold 273.0 shares on Nov 05 ’25.
