Yum Brands Inc [YUM] stock is trading at $144.15, down -1.93%. 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 -1.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.14%, and not 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 July 14, 2025, when Melius initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $200. Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on June 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $162. On June 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $177 on the stock. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $167 on June 04, 2025. Bernstein downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform and reduced its price target to $135 on January 22, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight for this stock on January 21, 2025, and downed its price target to $140. In a note dated January 10, 2025, Citigroup downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $153 to $141.
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 $169.67 within the next 12 months. Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] shares were valued at $144.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.7% 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 143.05 points at the first support level, and at 141.95 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 146.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 148.47.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Yum Brands Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.40. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.40, while the Cash Ratio is 0.49. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.18 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 28.74.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Gibbs David W, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Jul 15 ’25 when 7117.0 shares were sold. Officer, Gibbs David W completed a deal on Jul 15 ’25 to buy 7117.0 shares. Meanwhile, KFC Division CEO Mezvinsky Scott sold 272.0 shares on Jul 01 ’25.
