Yum! Brands
YUM
Market cap $39.8B

144.00 USD

+0.03

0.02%

At close Jun 13, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

144.00

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

0.02%

5 days

-0.11%

1 month

-1.18%

3 months

-6.14%

6 months

5.11%

Year to date

7.82%

1 year

4.34%

5 years

57.48%

10 years

58.45%

About: Yum Brands is a US-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (31,981 global units at year-end 2024), Pizza Hut (20,225 units), Taco Bell (8,757 units), and Habit Burger & Grill (nearly 400 units). With more than $65 billion in 2024 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world behind McDonald's ($131 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, spun out in 2016, after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity. Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.

Employees: 40,000

Consumer Discretionary Restaurants

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Funds holding %

of 7,296 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 11 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

152% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 174 | Existing positions closed: 69

20% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q4 2024] → 6 (+1) [Q1 2025]

12% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $32.1B [Q4 2024] → $36B (+$3.83B) [Q1 2025]

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,241 [Q4 2024] → 1,314 (+73) [Q1 2025]

3% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $360M | Put options by funds: $350M

2.78% less ownership

Funds ownership: 84.71% [Q4 2024] → 81.94% (-2.78%) [Q1 2025]

10% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 408 | Existing positions reduced: 454

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Research analyst outlook

11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$151

5%

upside

Avg. target

$164

14%

upside

High target

$177

23%

upside

11 analyst ratings

5 positive

45%

6 neutral

55%

0 negative

0%

Redburn Atlantic Chris Luyckx	23%upside $177	Buy Upgraded	10 Jun 2025
Goldman Sachs Christine Cho	16%upside $167	Buy Upgraded	4 Jun 2025
JP Morgan John Ivankoe	18%upside $170	Neutral Maintained	5 May 2025
Barclays Jeffrey Bernstein	16%upside $167	Overweight Maintained	1 May 2025
Morgan Stanley John Glass	5%upside $151	Equal-Weight Maintained	1 May 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 15 articles about YUM published over the past 30 days

Yum! Brands: Taco Bell Keeps Cooking, But The Stock Is Already Fully Baked

Taco Bell and KFC International remain Yum! Brands, Inc.'s primary growth engines, with strong same-store sales and international expansion driving operating profit. Despite new scalable concepts like Live Más Café and Saucy by KFC showing promise, Pizza Hut continues to underperform and drag on overall results. Valuation remains stretched, with the stock trading at a premium P/E and EV/EBIT multiple, offering little upside from current levels.

Yum! Brands: Taco Bell Keeps Cooking, But The Stock Is Already Fully Baked

Zacks Investment Research

Here's Why Yum Brands (YUM) is a Strong Growth Stock

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Here's Why Yum Brands (YUM) is a Strong Growth Stock

What To Know About The IRS's $4 Billion Tax Assessment On Yum! Brands

The IRS has assessed $4 billion in taxes, penalties, and interest on Yum! Brands. The issue stems from a tax-deferred reorganization in 2014.

What To Know About The IRS's $4 Billion Tax Assessment On Yum! Brands

Race Into Flavor: KFC's Iconic Fill Ups Return Alongside Finger Lickin' Good Collab with F1® THE MOVIE

Plus – New Mountain Dew® Sweet Lightning® Peaches & Cream "Dirty" Soda Speeds into Summer LOUISVILLE, Ky. , June 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- KFC® is kicking off summer with a full-throttle menu, bringing back its iconic meal deal, Fill Ups, in partnership with F1® THE MOVIE—making KFC drive-thrus the most desired pit stop of summer.

Race Into Flavor: KFC's Iconic Fill Ups Return Alongside Finger Lickin' Good Collab with F1® THE MOVIE

Schaeffers Research

Fast Food Stock Flashing Surefire Bull Signal

The shares of Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE:YUM) are up 0.8% to trade at $145.07 at last glance while sporting an 8.7% year-to-date lead. Pressure at the 20-day moving average is keeping a lid on today's gains, while the $153 region has acted as a ceiling since the stock's April 4 bear gap of 8.4%. The shares are now trading within striking distance of a historically bullish trendline, however, which may help it close that bear gap.

Fast Food Stock Flashing Surefire Bull Signal

Is it time to invest in the real TACO trade? Mexican restaurants now outsell pizza places.

Taco Tuesday is becoming Taco Everyday, analysts say. But not every publicly traded Mexican chain has fared well on Wall Street lately.

Is it time to invest in the real TACO trade? Mexican restaurants now outsell pizza places.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Yum! Brands: here's why

Goldman Sachs has upgraded its rating for Yum! Brands (YUM), the global fast-food giant behind iconic names like KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut, from “Neutral” to “Buy.

Goldman Sachs upgrades Yum! Brands: here's why

Zacks Investment Research

Why Is Yum (YUM) Down 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report?

Yum (YUM) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Why Is Yum (YUM) Down 3.1% Since Last Earnings Report?

Zacks Investment Research

MCD vs. YUM: Which Restaurant Stock is Better Positioned Now?

McDonald's and Yum! Brands are innovating and expanding.

MCD vs. YUM: Which Restaurant Stock is Better Positioned Now?

Yum China Announces US$510 Million Share Repurchase Agreements for Second Half of 2025 as Part of Broader Capital Return Plan

SHANGHAI , May 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Yum China Holdings, Inc. (the "Company" or "Yum China") (NYSE: YUMC and HKEX: 9987) announced that it has entered into share repurchase agreements in the U.S. and Hong Kong for an aggregate repurchase amount of approximately US$510 million for the second half of 2025, commencing on July 1, 2025. This represents a 42% increase compared to the share repurchase agreements of US$360 million announced for the first half of 2025.

Yum China Announces US$510 Million Share Repurchase Agreements for Second Half of 2025 as Part of Broader Capital Return Plan

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