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Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) closed the day trading at $147.05 up 1.30% from the previous closing price of $145.16. In other words, the price has increased by $1.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.69 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $147.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $145.22.
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 54.65 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.17. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.40 and its Current Ratio is at 1.40.
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, Bernstein on January 22, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform and sets its target price to $135 from $140 previously.
On January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Equal-Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $158 to $140.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on January 10, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $153 to $141.
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 May 15 ’25 when Gibbs David W sold 7,063 shares for $145.57 per share. The transaction valued at 1,028,161 led to the insider holds 157,893 shares of the business.
Gibbs David W bought 7,063 shares of YUM for $1,028,161 on May 15 ’25. On Apr 15 ’25, another insider, Gibbs David W, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 5,139 shares for $146.70 each. As a result, the insider received 753,891 and left with 157,893 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 40874754048 and an Enterprise Value of 52493680640. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.32, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.53. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.784 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.109.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUM is 0.74, which has changed by 0.038048863 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11571348 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 -2.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.20%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, YUM traded about 2.30M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, YUM traded about 1708230 shares per day. A total of 278.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 277.53M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.93% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1745971200 were 4398459 with a Short Ratio of 1.91, compared to 1743379200 on 6163492. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4398459 and a Short% of Float of 1.7999999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
YUM’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.72, up from 2.76 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.019013502The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.81. The current Payout Ratio is 51.40% for YUM, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1740096000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
