As of Wednesday close, Yum! Brands Inc.’s (NYSE:YUM) stock was up $1.2, moving up 0.93 percent to $130.10. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,424,860 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.70 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 1,391,050, while in the previous 50 days, it was 1,510,938.
Since last month, YUM stock retreated -4.59%. Shares of the company fell to $128.28 on 08/29/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $143.24 was reached on 05/02/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $103.96. Since the beginning of this year, YUM’s stock price has risen by 1.58% or $2.02, and marked a new high 19 times. However, the stock has declined by -9.18% since its 52-week high.
YUM stock investors should be aware that Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 16 days ago on Aug 15. Gibbs David W, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, disposed of 3,858 shares for $134.81 on Aug 15. It resulted in a $520,097 divestment by the insider. GRADDICK WEIR MIRIAN M sold 1,332 shares at an average price of $134.46 on Aug 09. The insider now owns 1,233 shares following the transaction. On Jul 14, Chief Executive Officer Gibbs David W sold 3,877 shares at $135.92 apiece. The transaction was valued at $526,962.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) has a P/E ratio of about 26.27. The stock’s beta is 1.01.
The latest dividend of $0.6050 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.6050. On Wednesday February 8 2023, a $0.0350 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Yum! Brands Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 1.00, while its current ratio was 1.00, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 48.90% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 34.42%, whereas operating margins totaled 31.80%. Based on annual data, YUM earned $5.1 billion in gross profit and brought in $6.84 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 62.20%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was -16.40%.
In Yum! Brands Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for June 29, it reported total debt of $11.19 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a higher net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. YUM’s revenue rose 3.02% to $1.65 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $1.69 billion. While analysts expected Yum! Brands Inc. to report $1.24 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $1.41 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 13.70%. During the quarter, the company generated $611.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Yum! Brands Inc. were 14.28 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $12.31 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $280.21 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Yum! Brands Inc.’s (YUM) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 9.47%, the RSI 9-day stood at 41.86% on 30 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Yum! Brands Inc. price is up by +0.54% percent or $0.70. At present, YUM shares trade -3.63% below its 20-day simple moving average and -1.51% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -4.21% below its SMA50 and +4.81% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 16.07% and Stochastic coefficient D was 15.64%, while ATR was 1.59. Given the Stochastic reading of 25.63% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 40.38%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.06, while the 14-day reading stands at -1.10.
Analyst Ratings
Piper Sandler launched its rating on Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) to a Neutral in a note to investors on June 14, 2023. Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 0 brokerage firms, YUM is a sell, and 17 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 2 analysts rate Yum! Brands Inc. stock as buy, with 9 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $147.90, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $132.00 – $173.00. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) will achieve an average price target of $149.19.
