Yum Brands Inc (YUM) recent activity suggests a positive outlook with the last week’s performance of -1.83%

On Tuesday, Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) opened lower -1.40% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $134.01. Price fluctuations for YUM have ranged from $123.70 to $143.20 over the past 52 weeks.

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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Consumer Cyclical sector saw sales topped by 4.64%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 6.05% at the time writing. With a float of $278.65 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $281.00 million.

The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 35000 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 61.36%, operating margin of 32.48%, and the pretax margin is 25.42%.

Yum Brands Inc (YUM) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Restaurants industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Yum Brands Inc is 0.15%, while institutional ownership is 86.55%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 15 ’24, was worth 959,600. In this transaction Chief Executive Officer of this company sold 7,059 shares at a rate of $135.94, taking the stock ownership to the 149,385 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 15 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 7,059 for $135.94, making the entire transaction worth $959,600.

Yum Brands Inc (YUM) Latest Financial update

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 6.05% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.00% during the next five years compared to 3.62% growth over the previous five years of trading.

Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Yum Brands Inc (YUM). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.37. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.11. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 26.98.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.35, a number that is poised to hit 1.61 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.08 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Yum Brands Inc (YUM)

The latest stats from [Yum Brands Inc, YUM] show that its last 5-days average volume of 1.83 million was inferior to 1.95 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 23.88%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 2.52.

During the past 100 days, Yum Brands Inc’s (YUM) raw stochastic average was set at 44.14%, which indicates a significant increase from 14.83% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 19.50% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 17.04% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $134.42, while its 200-day Moving Average is $135.31. Now, the first resistance to watch is $133.01. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $133.88. The third major resistance level sits at $134.41. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $131.61, it is likely to go to the next support level at $131.08. The third support level lies at $130.21 if the price breaches the second support level.

Yum Brands Inc (NYSE: YUM) Key Stats

There are currently 279,072K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 36.88 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 7,076 M according to its annual income of 1,597 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 1,826 M and its income totaled 382,000 K.