Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM – Free Report) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Yum! Brands in a research note issued on Thursday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the restaurant operator will post earnings of $1.79 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.98. The consensus estimate for Yum! Brands’ current full-year earnings is $6.50 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum! Brands’ Q2 2027 earnings at $1.68 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $2.03 EPS and Q2 2028 earnings at $2.03 EPS.
Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The restaurant operator reported $1.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.58 by $0.04. Yum! Brands had a negative return on equity of 24.57% and a net margin of 25.42%.The firm had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.44 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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Yum! Brands Price Performance
Shares of YUM stock opened at $151.12 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $153.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $156.25. Yum! Brands has a one year low of $137.33 and a one year high of $170.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $41.24 billion, a PE ratio of 19.01, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.55.
Yum! Brands declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Tuesday, June 16th that permits the company to buyback $4.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the restaurant operator to purchase up to 9.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically a sign that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Activity at Yum! Brands
In other news, CEO Aaron Powell sold 6,001 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.42, for a total transaction of $962,680.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 12,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,925,521.26. This trade represents a 33.33% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP David Eric Russell sold 7,961 shares of Yum! Brands stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.15, for a total transaction of $1,219,227.15. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president owned 11,960 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,831,674. This represents a 39.96% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 18,549 shares of company stock worth $2,890,168. Corporate insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Yum! Brands
Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Trajan Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Yum! Brands in the 2nd quarter valued at about $8,414,000. Van Hulzen Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Yum! Brands during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,280,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in Yum! Brands in the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. L2 Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Yum! Brands in the second quarter worth approximately $252,000. Finally, Cetera Trust Company N.A acquired a new stake in Yum! Brands in the second quarter valued at approximately $74,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.37% of the company’s stock.
About Yum! Brands
Yum! Brands, Inc (NYSE: YUM) is a global quick-service restaurant company that develops, operates and franchises a portfolio of well-known restaurant brands. The company’s principal brands are KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, each focused on distinct product categories—KFC on fried chicken and related menu items, Pizza Hut on pizza and complementary offerings, and Taco Bell on Mexican-inspired quick-service food. Yum! is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and was formed as Tricon Global Restaurants in 1997 when PepsiCo spun off its restaurant businesses, later adopting the Yum! Brands name.
The company’s operating model centers on brand development, system growth and franchising; a large portion of its restaurants are operated by independent franchisees, and Yum! generates revenue through franchise royalties and fees in addition to sales from company-operated locations.
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