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In the latest session, Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) closed at $152.01 up 1.79% from its previous closing price of $149.34. In other words, the price has increased by $1.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.95 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $153.07 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $149.275.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Yum Brands Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 53.00 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.50. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Melius on July 14, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $200.
On June 25, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $162.
Redburn Atlantic Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on June 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $177.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Skeans Tracy L sold 12,220 shares for $148.24 per share. The transaction valued at 1,811,493 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Gibbs David W sold 7,106 shares of YUM for $1,043,445 on Aug 15 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 102,893 shares after completing the transaction at $146.84 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Skeans Tracy L, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 12,220 shares for $148.24 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, YUM now has a Market Capitalization of 42188247040 and an Enterprise Value of 53826199552. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.807 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.334.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUM is 0.73, which has changed by 0.10352087 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, YUM has reached a high of $163.30, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $122.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.09%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, YUM has traded an average of 1.99M shares per day and 2086470 over the past ten days. A total of 278.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 277.11M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.56% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1753920000 were 5855759 with a Short Ratio of 2.94, compared to 1751241600 on 5458194. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5855759 and a Short% of Float of 2.4.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for YUM is 2.76, from 2.8 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018749163The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.8. The current Payout Ratio is 51.40% for YUM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-27 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-05-27. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 23.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Yum Brands Inc (YUM) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.8, with high estimates of $1.91 and low estimates of $1.59.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.12 and $5.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.99. EPS for the following year is $6.66, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $7.0 and $6.2.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 19 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.97B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.14B to a low estimate of $1.94B. As of the current estimate, Yum Brands Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.83BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.4B. There is a high estimate of $2.51B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.34B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.21B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.55BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.59B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.69B and the low estimate is $8.47B.
