The price of Yum Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) closed at $136.57 in the last session, up 0.04% from day before closing price of $136.51. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1506114 shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at YUM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.77 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 29.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26.
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, Wells Fargo on January 11, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight and sets its target price to $135 from $150 previously.
On January 05, 2024, Oppenheimer Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Perform but kept the price unchanged to $154.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on January 04, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $135.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 15 ’24 when Gibbs David W sold 7,067 shares for $136.34 per share. The transaction valued at 963,515 led to the insider holds 175,377 shares of the business.
Skeans Tracy L sold 35,363 shares of YUM for $4,919,433 on Mar 06 ’24. The COO and CPO now owns 3,183 shares after completing the transaction at $139.11 per share. On Feb 09 ’24, another insider, Russell David Eric, who serves as the Vice President, Controller of the company, sold 9,919 shares for $129.63 each. As a result, the insider received 1,285,800 and left with 18,661 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 38.42B and an Enterprise Value of 49.94B. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.42, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.06 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.11.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, YUM has reached a high of $143.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $115.53. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 133.84, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 130.28.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUM traded on average about 1.87M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.3M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 281.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 280.89M. Insiders hold about 0.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.61% stake in the company. Shares short for YUM as of Feb 29, 2024 were 6.68M with a Short Ratio of 3.56, compared to 5.37M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.37% and a Short% of Float of 2.38%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUM is 2.48, which was 2.42 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.77%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.96%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.75. The current Payout Ratio is 43.19% for YUM, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 08, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 20, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Nov 01, 2016 when the company split stock in a 1391:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 23 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.21 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.3 and a low estimate of $1.14, while EPS last year was $1.06. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.37, with high estimates of $1.42 and low estimates of $1.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $6.13 and $5.46 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.79. EPS for the following year is $6.5, with 27 analysts recommending between $7.23 and $6.03.
Revenue Estimates
According to 19 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.71B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.75B to a low estimate of $1.66B. As of the current estimate, Yum Brands Inc.’s year-ago sales were $1.62B, an estimated increase of 5.60% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.83B, an increase of 4.60% less than the figure of $5.60% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $1.93B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.71B.
A total of 24 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.06B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $7.43B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $7.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $7.08B, up 9.90% from the average estimate. Based on 24 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.85B and the low estimate is $7.59B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 6.70% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
