Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] stock went on an upward path that rose over 0.03% on Thursday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -9.88%.
Over the last 12 months, YUM stock rose by 6.19%. The one-year Yum Brands Inc stock forecast points to a potential upside of 7.48. The average equity rating for YUM stock is currently 2.68, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $40.52 billion, with 279.00 million shares outstanding and 278.06 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.33M shares, YUM stock reached a trading volume of 4604474 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on Yum Brands Inc [YUM]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for YUM shares is $157.27 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on YUM stock is a recommendation set at 2.68. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Bernstein have made an estimate for Yum Brands Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Mkt Perform, with their previous recommendation back on January 22, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Morgan Stanley dropped their target price from $158 to $140. The new note on the price target was released on January 21, 2025, representing the official price target for Yum Brands Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $153 to $141, while Citigroup kept a Neutral rating on YUM stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Yum Brands Inc is set at 4.66, with the Price to Sales ratio for YUM stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 5.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for YUM in the course of the last twelve months was 28.30 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.47.
YUM Stock Performance Analysis:
Yum Brands Inc [YUM] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -9.88. With this latest performance, YUM shares dropped by -5.76% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 8.00% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 6.19% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for YUM stock in for the last two-week period is set at 39.65, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 35.83, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 43.48 for Yum Brands Inc [YUM]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 150.95, while it was recorded at 145.02 for the last single week of trading, and 137.70 for the last 200 days.
Insight into Yum Brands Inc Fundamentals:
Yum Brands Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.47 and a Current Ratio set at 1.47.
YUM Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for YUM. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Yum Brands Inc go to 11.90%.
Yum Brands Inc [YUM] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $86.75%, or 86.89%% of YUM stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of YUM stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 33.43 million shares, which is approximately 11.8547%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 23.59 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.12 billion in YUM stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.61 billion in YUM stock with ownership which is approximately 6.9861%.
