Yum Brands is a restaurant company located in Kentucky, United States, which is part of the Consumer Cyclical sector, and is traded under the ticker YUM on the NYSE exchange.
Yum Brands stock last closed at $127.01, down 0.94% from the previous day, and has increased 1.32% in one year. It has underperformed other stocks in the Restaurants industry by 0.05 percentage points. Yum Brands stock is currently +22.17% from its 52-week low of $103.97, and -4.41% from its 52-week high of $132.87.
As of Feb 3, 2023, there are 281.69M shares of YUM outstanding. The market cap of YUM is $35.78B. In the past 24 hours, 1.47M YUM shares were traded.
You will need an online brokerage account in order to access the NYSE market and buy YUM shares.
In our opinion, eToro is the best place to buy stocks. Here's why:
Get $10 towards your stock purchase by signing up for an account with eToro today.
Open eToro AccountNow that you've selected your brokerage, it's time to fill out some personal information so you are able to buy YUM today.
Now that you've created your account on one of the best stock market apps, you can securely and quickly fund your account:
Check out the video below if you need help transferring money into your investment account.
Once you have decided on the best place to buy Yum Brands stock, it's important to analyze their stock prior to investing, so you truly understand the risk and upside.
WallStreetZen was created to help part-time investors do more in-depth fundamental analysis in minutes instead of hours.
You can view all of the due diligence checks on YUM's stock page.
You can use a variety of different financial metrics, analyses, models, and charts to gauge YUM's fair value.
Using relative valuations measures:
You can do additional valuation research on YUM's stock here.
Out of 13 sell side analysts who give forecasts on YUM, the consensus analyst rating on YUM is a Strong Buy
It's important to keep in mind that analyst forecasts are not stock recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Zachary Fadem, a top 1% analyst from Wells Fargo initiates coverage on YUM with a strong buy rating and announces their YUM price target of $145.00, on Jan 24, 2023.
John Ivankoe, a top 10% analyst from JP Morgan maintains YUM with a hold rating and raises their YUM price target from $122.00 to $130.00, on Jan 18, 2023.
Brian Nowak, a bottom 2% analyst from Morgan Stanley maintains YUM with a strong buy rating and raises their YUM price target from $140.00 to $155.00, on Jan 18, 2023.
Christopher Carril, a top 38% analyst from RBC Capital maintains YUM with a hold rating and raises their YUM price target from $128.00 to $132.00, on Dec 16, 2022.
Andrew Charles, a top 23% analyst from Cowen & Co. maintains YUM with a buy rating and raises their YUM price target from $130.00 to $155.00, on Dec 5, 2022.
You can dive deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Yum Brands stock forecast page.
Last year, YUM earnings were $1.28B. Over the last five year, YUM's earnings have increased by 5.34% per year. This was slower than the Restaurants industry average of 6.93%.
Last year, YUM revenue was $6.71B. Over the last five year, YUM's revenue has gone up by 1.65% per year. This was slower than the Restaurants industry average of 6.33%.
You can research YUM's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the past year, executives and large shareholders at YUM have bought more shares than they have sold.
David W. Gibbs, Chief Executive Officer of YUM, was the latest YUM insider to sell. They sold $547,366.68 worth of YUM stock on Dec 20, 2022.
Learn more about who owns YUM stock here.
Yum Brands pays a dividend of 1.8%, compared to the Restaurants industry's average dividend yield of 2.25%. If you owned $1,000 of YUM stock, you would have been paid $17.95 last year.
Yum Brands dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade but have not remained stable.
Dig into more info about Yum Brands dividend yield and history here.
One of the primary reasons eToro is our top-rated brokerage is because of its social trading community.
Click below to find out what other investors have to say.
You have two main order types:
Hit the Open Trade button and your broker will place your order.
If you want additional assistance investing in stocks on eToro, watch the helpful video below:
Now that you own some shares in YUM, you'll want to keep up with your new stock purchase.
Put YUM on a watchlist to get alerted to the latest events about your YUM stock.
To reiterate, here are the 6 steps for buying Yum Brands stock:
If you need a brokerage account, eToro is our favorite venue.
Get Started with eToro TodayIf you would like to keep an eye on your investment in Yum Brands, get started below.