Yum! Brands (YUM) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM):

• 12/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Piper Sandler.
• 12/1/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/25/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/19/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 11/17/2025 – Yum! Brands was given a new $160.00 price target on by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus.
• 11/17/2025 – Yum! Brands was upgraded by analysts at TD Cowen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $173.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $162.00.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Cowen Inc.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.. They now have a $177.00 price target on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $163.00 to $175.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $145.00 to $160.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands was upgraded by analysts at Evercore ISI from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $165.00.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc..
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands was upgraded by analysts at Gordon Haskett to a “hold” rating.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by analysts at Piper Sandler from $157.00 to $158.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $150.00 to $155.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 11/5/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by analysts at TD Cowen from $156.00 to $162.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target lowered by analysts at Guggenheim from $167.00 to $160.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/22/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $164.00 to $163.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/21/2025 – Yum! Brands was given a new $165.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 10/20/2025 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $156.00 to $158.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.

Yum! Brands Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 2nd will be issued a $0.71 dividend. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 2nd. Yum! Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.36%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Aaron Powell sold 2,790 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $150.48, for a total value of $419,839.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 26,650 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,010,292. This trade represents a 9.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Scott Mezvinsky sold 1,755 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $148.81, for a total value of $261,161.55. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 38,146 shares of company stock valued at $5,699,770 over the last 90 days. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Yum! Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products.