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Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) closed the day trading at $127.89 down -2.60% from the previous closing price of $131.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.60 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.16 million shares were traded. YUM stock price reached its highest trading level at $131.97 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $127.85.
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 42.73 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 26.78. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.49 and its Current Ratio is at 1.49.
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, Goldman on June 13, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $150.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on January 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $150 to $135.
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 Jun 17 ’24 when Gibbs David W sold 7,061 shares for $136.43 per share. The transaction valued at 963,332 led to the insider holds 165,630 shares of the business.
Catlett Scott sold 5,994 shares of YUM for $848,151 on May 17 ’24. The Chief Legal &Franchise Officer now owns 34,889 shares after completing the transaction at $141.50 per share. On May 15 ’24, another insider, Gibbs David W, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, sold 7,073 shares for $137.14 each. As a result, the insider received 969,991 and left with 168,879 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 36017917952 and an Enterprise Value of 48237125632. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.863 whereas that against EBITDA is 18.769.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUM is 1.06, which has changed by -0.018903196 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23279357 over the same period for the S&P500. 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 -5.64%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.88%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, YUM traded about 2.06M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, YUM traded about 2336460 shares per day. A total of 281.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 281.20M. Insiders hold about 0.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.23% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of 1719532800 were 10247734 with a Short Ratio of 4.98, compared to 1717113600 on 7969866. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10247734 and a Short% of Float of 3.64.
Dividends & Splits
YUM’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.55, up from 1.88 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014317265The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.78. The current Payout Ratio is 43.19% for YUM, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-05-24 with an ex-dividend date of 1716508800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2016-11-01 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
