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Yum Brands Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Restaurants industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $137.16 and fluctuated between $138.43 as its day high and $136.28 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Yum Brands Inc. is $38.59B. A total of 3.08 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.83M 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 reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Yum Brands Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.81%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.52. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. 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 23 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
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.81.
