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Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) closed the day trading at $137.75 up 0.58% from the previous closing price of $136.95. In other words, the price has increased by $0.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.57 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $138.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.52.
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 55.09 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.44 and its Current Ratio is at 1.44.
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 the company, Evercore ISI on July 16, 2024, Downgraded its rating to In-line and sets its target price to $145 from $160 previously.
On June 13, 2024, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $150.
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 19 ’24 when GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M sold 1,309 shares for $137.40 per share. The transaction valued at 179,857 led to the insider holds 1,233 shares of the business.
GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M bought 1,309 shares of YUM for $179,812 on Aug 19 ’24. On Aug 15 ’24, another insider, Gibbs David W, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 7,069 shares for $137.92 each. As a result, the insider received 974,956 and left with 159,132 shares of the company.
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 38730477568 and an Enterprise Value of 50222477312. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.18. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.069 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.118.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, YUM has reached a high of $143.20, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $115.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.33%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, YUM traded about 1.95M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, YUM traded about 1566060 shares per day. A total of 281.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 280.39M. Insiders hold about 0.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.81% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1722384000 were 8910005 with a Short Ratio of 4.57, compared to 1719532800 on 10247734. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8910005 and a Short% of Float of 3.17.
Dividends & Splits
YUM’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.55, up from 1.275 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009309967The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.79.
