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As a NYSE listed company, YUM falls under the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating within the Restaurants industry segment. The current market capitalization of Yum Brands Inc. is $38.81B. A total of 1.9 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.97M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Gibbs David W sold 7,067 shares of YUM for 136.34 per share on Mar 15 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 175,377 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 06 ’24, Skeans Tracy L sold 35,363 shares at 139.11 per share. YUM shares that COO and CPO owns now total 3,183.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Russell David Eric disposed of 9,919 shares on Feb 09 ’24 at a per-share price of $129.63. This resulted in the Vice President, Controller holding 18,661 shares of YUM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Gibbs David W sold 3,756 shares at $129.21 per share on Jan 16 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 57,325.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Yum Brands Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.48, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.80%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.66. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. 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 $1.21 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
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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
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. 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.
