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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
$11.51
-1.6%		$14.47
$9.81
▼
$230.70
$197.90M2.761.00 million shs1.14 million shs
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$248.69
+0.1%		$264.98
$247.65
▼
$341.75
$175.83B0.414.31 million shs9.57 million shs
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$138.03
+1.7%		$149.38
$134.26
▼
$170.14
$37.05B0.552.03 million shs4.73 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
-1.62%+12.73%-18.25%-46.03%-85.95%
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
+0.08%-1.54%-6.82%-10.86%-18.33%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
+1.51%-2.40%-5.55%-9.28%-6.85%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
$11.51
-1.6%		$14.47
$9.81
▼
$230.70
$197.90M2.761.00 million shs1.14 million shs
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$248.69
+0.1%		$264.98
$247.65
▼
$341.75
$175.83B0.414.31 million shs9.57 million shs
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$138.03
+1.7%		$149.38
$134.26
▼
$170.14
$37.05B0.552.03 million shs4.73 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
-1.62%+12.73%-18.25%-46.03%-85.95%
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
+0.08%-1.54%-6.82%-10.86%-18.33%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
+1.51%-2.40%-5.55%-9.28%-6.85%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
1.43
Strong Sell$23.50104.17% Upside
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
2.63
Moderate Buy$316.3927.22% Upside
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
2.62
Moderate Buy$174.6726.54% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest YUM, MCD, and BYND Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/17/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetBuy$345.00 ➝ $310.00
9/16/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
BTIG Research logo
BTIG Research
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Reiterated RatingBuy$350.00
9/16/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Robert W. Baird logo
Robert W. Baird
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Lower Price TargetOutperform$174.00 ➝ $165.00
9/15/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Royal Bank Of Canada logo
Royal Bank Of Canada
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Lower Price TargetSector Perform$295.00 ➝ $290.00
9/14/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft logo
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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Lower Price TargetBuy$325.00 ➝ $300.00
9/14/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$319.00 ➝ $308.00
9/11/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetHold$300.00 ➝ $282.00
9/10/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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UpgradeEqual Weight ➝ Overweight$165.00 ➝ $175.00
8/26/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Argus logo
Argus
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Lower Price TargetBuy$320.00 ➝ $310.00
8/24/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
Robert W. Baird logo
Robert W. Baird
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UpgradeHold
8/24/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
Zacks Research logo
Zacks Research
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DowngradeHold ➝ Strong Sell
(Data available from 9/19/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
$258.85M0.76N/AN/A($0.07) per share-164.43
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$26.89B6.55$15.38 per share16.17($2.51) per share-99.08
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$8.21B4.59$6.98 per share19.77($26.38) per share-5.23
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
$219.02M-$55.56N/AN/AN/A75.40%-100.55%32.01%11/9/2026 (Estimated)
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$8.56B$12.3120.2017.882.6931.72%-572.06%14.92%11/4/2026 (Estimated)
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.56B$7.9517.3619.472.1625.42%-24.57%22.24%11/3/2026 (Estimated)

Latest YUM, MCD, and BYND Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/4/2026Q2 2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$3.32$3.38+$0.06$3.32$7.13 billion$7.10 billion
7/30/2026Q2 2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$1.58$1.62+$0.04$3.08$2.18 billion$2.17 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
$7.442.99%+7.30%60.44%49 Years
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
$3.002.17%+8.60%37.74%8 Years

Latest YUM, MCD, and BYND Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
9/17/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
quarterly$1.933.11%12/1/202612/1/202612/15/2026
8/27/2026
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
quarterly$0.752.07%9/9/20269/9/20269/18/2026
7/23/2026
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
quarterly$1.862.85%9/1/20269/1/20269/16/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
6.57
2.63
2.07
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
N/A
1.08
1.07
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
N/A
0.59
0.59

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
52.48%
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
70.29%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
82.37%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
1.90%
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
0.26%
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
0.14%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Beyond Meat, Inc. stock logo
BYND
Beyond Meat
58917.19 million16.87 millionOptionable
McDonald's Corporation stock logo
MCD
McDonald's
150,000707.64 million705.80 millionOptionable
Yum! Brands, Inc. stock logo
YUM
Yum! Brands
49,000272.90 million272.52 millionOptionable

Recent News About These Companies

Yum! Brands stock falls to fresh 52-week low after Baird cuts price target
September 19 at 8:56 AM  |  ad-hoc-news.deA
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Sets New 52-Week Low on Analyst Downgrade
September 19 at 1:20 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31031741
Robert W. Baird Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Stock Price
September 18 at 1:56 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31029797
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Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at Seaport Research Partners
September 17 at 7:29 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/analyst-yum-brands-nyse-yum-rating-increased-to-strong-buy-at-seaport-research-partners-2026-09-17/
Seaport Global initiates coverage of Yum! Brands at buy
September 16 at 7:19 PM  |  msn.comhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/seaport-global-initiates-coverage-of-yum-brands-at-buy/ar-AA2cniBS
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Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Given New $165.00 Price Target at Robert W. Baird
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Bear of the Day: Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)
September 16 at 4:15 AM  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/bear-day-yum-brands-inc-080000197.html
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Yum! Brands stock heads into the open after a 0.8% dip
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September 15, 2026  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=31023900
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Beyond Meat NASDAQ:BYND

$11.51 -0.19 (-1.62%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$11.56 +0.05 (+0.44%)
As of 09/18/2026 07:41 PM Eastern
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Beyond Meat, Inc., a plant-based meat company, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells plant-based meat products in the United States and internationally. The company sells a range of plant-based meat products across the platforms of beef, pork, and poultry. It sells its products through grocery, mass merchandiser, club stores, and natural retailer channels, as well as various food-away-from-home channels, including restaurants, foodservice outlets, and schools. The company was formerly known as Savage River, Inc. and changed its name to Beyond Meat, Inc. in September 2018. Beyond Meat, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in El Segundo, California.

McDonald's stock logo

McDonald's NYSE:MCD

$248.69 +0.21 (+0.08%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$248.94 +0.25 (+0.10%)
As of 09/18/2026 08:00 PM Eastern
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McDonald's Corp. engages in the operation and franchising of restaurants. It operates through the following segments: U.S., International Operated Markets, and International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate. The U.S. segment focuses its operations on the United States. The International Operated Markets segment consists of operations and the franchising of restaurants in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.K. The International Developmental Licensed Markets and Corporate segment consists of developmental licensee and affiliate markets in the McDonald’s system. The firm's products include Big Mac, Quarter Pounder with Cheese, Filet-O-Fish, several chicken sandwiches, Chicken McNuggets, wraps, McDonald's Fries, salads, oatmeal, shakes, McFlurry desserts, sundaes, soft serve cones, pies, soft drinks, coffee, McCafe beverages, and other beverages. The company was founded by Raymond Albert Kroc on April 15, 1955, and is headquartered in Oak Brook, IL.

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Yum! Brands NYSE:YUM

$138.03 +2.28 (+1.68%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$137.29 -0.74 (-0.53%)
As of 09/18/2026 07:32 PM Eastern
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Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

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