Metric Analysis: Yum Brands Inc. (YUM)’s Key Ratios in the Limelight

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In the latest session, Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) closed at $132.35 down -1.64% from its previous closing price of $134.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.01 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $135.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $132.16.

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 52.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.20. 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:

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 Sep 16 ’24 when Gibbs David W sold 7,005 shares for $134.43 per share. The transaction valued at 941,682 led to the insider holds 155,883 shares of the business.

Gibbs David W bought 7,005 shares of YUM for $941,682 on Sep 16 ’24. On Aug 19 ’24, another insider, GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 1,309 shares for $137.40 each. As a result, the insider received 179,857 and left with 1,233 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 37833572352 and an Enterprise Value of 48704188416. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.24, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.855 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.54.

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 -0.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.25%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, YUM has traded an average of 2.01M shares per day and 1936200 over the past ten days. A total of 281.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 280.74M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.02% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1724976000 were 8196676 with a Short Ratio of 4.07, compared to 1722384000 on 8910005. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8196676 and a Short% of Float of 2.92.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for YUM is 2.62, from 1.275 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009475327The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.79.

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