NYSE:YUM Yum! Brands Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Yum! Brands, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $91.37 +1.60 (+1.78 %) (As of 09/24/2020 12:00 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$89.12Now: $91.37▼$91.4850-Day Range$89.34MA: $93.81▼$97.9852-Week Range$54.95Now: $91.37▼$115.17Volume1.62 million shsAverage Volume2.37 million shsMarket Capitalization$27.54 billionP/E Ratio27.44Dividend Yield2.09%Beta0.92 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media YUM! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. It operates in three segments: the KFC Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Taco Bell Division. The company operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, and Mexican-style food categories. As of December 31, 2018, it had 22,621 KFC units; 18,431 Pizza Hut units; and 7,072 Taco Bell units in approximately 140 countries and territories. 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.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.2 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingYum! Brands has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $100.61, Yum! Brands has a forecasted upside of 10.1% from its current price of $91.37.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum! Brands has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesYum! Brands has received 1,005 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesYum! Brands has received 981 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentYum! Brands has received 50.60% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Yum! Brands and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe YUM will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe YUM will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldYum! Brands pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthYum! Brands has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Yum! Brands is 52.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Yum! Brands will have a dividend payout ratio of 49.21% next year. This indicates that Yum! Brands will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Yum! Brands insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,345,717.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.72% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.22% of the stock of Yum! Brands is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum! Brands are expected to grow by 20.50% in the coming year, from $3.17 to $3.82 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 27.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.10.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum! Brands is 27.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 31.32.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum! Brands has a PEG Ratio of 2.36. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.2Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.21 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants SectorRetail/Wholesale Current SymbolNYSE:YUM Previous Symbol CUSIP98849810 CIK1041061 Webwww.yum.com Phone502-874-8300Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio1.63 Quick Ratio1.63Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio27.44 Forward P/E Ratio28.82 P/E Growth2.36 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$5.60 billion Price / Sales4.92 Cash Flow$4.00 per share Price / Cash Flow22.85 Book Value($26.50) per share Price / Book-3.45Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$3.55 Net Income$1.29 billion Net Margins18.78% Return on Equity-12.42% Return on Assets17.73%Miscellaneous Employees34,000 Outstanding Shares301,400,000Market Cap$27.54 billion Next Earnings Date11/4/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $91.37 +1.60 (+1.78 %) (As of 09/24/2020 12:00 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive YUM News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for YUM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) Frequently Asked Questions How has Yum! Brands' stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Yum! Brands' stock was trading at $80.97 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, YUM stock has increased by 12.8% and is now trading at $91.37. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Yum! Brands? 21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Yum! Brands in the last year. There are currently 13 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Yum! Brands. When is Yum! Brands' next earnings date? Yum! Brands is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, November 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Yum! Brands. How were Yum! Brands' earnings last quarter? Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 30th. The restaurant operator reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.30. The restaurant operator earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. Yum! Brands had a net margin of 18.78% and a negative return on equity of 12.42%. The firm's revenue was down 8.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.93 EPS. View Yum! Brands' earnings history. How often does Yum! Brands pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Yum! Brands? Yum! Brands announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 25th. View Yum! Brands' dividend history. How will Yum! Brands' stock buyback program work? Yum! Brands announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 21st 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 6.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. What price target have analysts set for YUM? 21 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Yum! Brands' stock. Their forecasts range from $80.00 to $121.00. On average, they expect Yum! Brands' share price to reach $100.61 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Yum! Brands. Are investors shorting Yum! Brands? Yum! Brands saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 3,210,000 shares, a drop of 13.0% from the July 30th total of 3,690,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,170,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.5 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are short sold. View Yum! Brands' Short Interest. Who are some of Yum! Brands' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Yum! Brands include Mcdonald's (MCD), Starbucks (SBUX), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Domino's Pizza (DPZ), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN), Wendys (WEN), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (CBRL), Papa John's Int'l (PZZA), Brinker International (EAT), Jack in the Box (JACK), Bloomin' Brands (BLMN), Cheesecake Factory (CAKE) and Dine Brands Global (DIN). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Yum! Brands own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Yum! Brands investors own include Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Mcdonald's (MCD), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), Visa (V), Walmart (WMT) and Starbucks (SBUX). Who are Yum! Brands' key executives? Yum! Brands' management team includes the following people: Mr. Greg Creed, CEO & Non-Independent Director (Age 61)Mr. David W. Gibbs, Pres, COO & CFO (Age 56)Ms. Tracy L. Skeans, Chief Transformation & People Officer (Age 46)Mr. David Eric Russell, Sr. VP of Fin. & Corp. Controller (Age 49)Mr. Roger G. Eaton C.A., Exec. Officer (Age 58) What is Yum! Brands' stock symbol? Yum! Brands trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "YUM." Who are Yum! Brands' major shareholders? Yum! Brands' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.85%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.53%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.92%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.86%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.84%) and Newport Trust Co (0.55%). Company insiders that own Yum! Brands stock include Anthony Lowings, David Eric Russell, David W Gibbs, Greg Creed, Robert D Walter, Roger G Eaton, Scott Catlett, Tanya L Domier and Tracy L Skeans. View institutional ownership trends for Yum! Brands. Which major investors are selling Yum! Brands stock? YUM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Swiss National Bank, APG Asset Management N.V., TD Asset Management Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., and CWM LLC. Company insiders that have sold Yum! Brands company stock in the last year include Anthony Lowings, David W Gibbs, Greg Creed, and Tracy L Skeans. View insider buying and selling activity for Yum! Brands. Which major investors are buying Yum! Brands stock? YUM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Marshall Wace LLP, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Two Sigma Advisers LP, and Senator Investment Group LP. View insider buying and selling activity for Yum! Brands. How do I buy shares of Yum! Brands? Shares of YUM can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Yum! Brands' stock price today? One share of YUM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $91.37. How big of a company is Yum! Brands? Yum! Brands has a market capitalization of $27.54 billion and generates $5.60 billion in revenue each year. The restaurant operator earns $1.29 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.55 on an earnings per share basis. Yum! Brands employs 34,000 workers across the globe. What is Yum! Brands' official website? The official website for Yum! Brands is www.yum.com. How can I contact Yum! Brands? Yum! Brands' mailing address is 1441 Gardiner Lane, Louisville KY, 40213. The restaurant operator can be reached via phone at 502-874-8300 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 9/24/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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