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Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) closed the day trading at $147.03 up 0.10% from the previous closing price of $146.89. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.66 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.965 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.98.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of YUM, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 51.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.60. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 40806117376 and an Enterprise Value of 52444073984. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.632 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.838.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUM is 0.73, which has changed by 0.083892345 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15624678 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 0.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.35%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, YUM traded about 2.00M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, YUM traded about 2003300 shares per day. 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 85.55% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1755216000 were 6482849 with a Short Ratio of 2.92, compared to 1752537600 on 4951929. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6482849 and a Short% of Float of 2.6600001.
Dividends & Splits
YUM’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.76, up from 2.8 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019061882The 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 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 24.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. 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
19 analysts predict $1.96B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.98B 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 $2.41B. There is a high estimate of $2.57B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.34B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.18B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.01B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.55BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.63B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $9.48B and the low estimate is $8.47B.
