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The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that How I Got Here: Scott Mezvinsky.
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The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Restaurants industry segment. The current market capitalization of Yum Brands Inc. is $39.49B. A total of 1.94 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.80M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Skeans Tracy L sold 35,363 shares of YUM for 139.11 per share on Mar 06 ’24. After the transaction, the COO and CPO now owns 3,183 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 09 ’24, Russell David Eric sold 9,919 shares at 129.63 per share. YUM shares that Vice President, Controller owns now total 18,661.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Gibbs David W disposed of 3,756 shares on Jan 16 ’24 at a per-share price of $129.21. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 57,325 shares of YUM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gibbs David W sold 3,792 shares at $130.17 per share on Dec 15 ’23. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 57,325.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Yum Brands Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 25.10. YUM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/20/2024 when it declared a $0.67 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/8/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/8/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/27/2023. The YUM stock dividend was $0.6050 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, YUM has a high of $143.24 and a low of $115.53.
As of this writing, YUM has an earnings estimate of $1.22 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 24 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.3 per share and a lower estimate of $1.14. The company reported an EPS of $1.44 in the last quarter, which was 13.40% higher than expectations of $1.27.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. YUM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $486.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $12.13B in debt and $1.42B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$27.96, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$8.37B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for YUM is Buy with a score of 3.75.
