YUM BRANDS ($YUM) posted quarterly earnings results for Q1 2026 on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported earnings of $1.50 per share, beating estimates of $1.39 by $0.11. The company also reported revenue of $2,059,000,000, missing estimates of $2,062,530,312 by $-3,530,312.
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YUM BRANDS Insider Trading Activity
YUM BRANDS insiders have traded $YUM stock on the open market 19 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 19 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $YUM stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- TRACY L SKEANS (COO and CPO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 32,643 shares for an estimated $4,960,891.
- AARON POWELL (CEO - Pizza Hut) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 14,790 shares for an estimated $2,357,119.
- SCOTT MEZVINSKY (KFC Division CEO) has made 0 purchases and 7 sales selling 4,758 shares for an estimated $747,593.
- ERIKA BURKHARDT (Chief Legal Officer & Corp Sec) sold 1,269 shares for an estimated $189,550
- CHRISTOPHER LEE TURNER (CEO, Chairman of Board) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 737 shares for an estimated $119,378.
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YUM BRANDS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 590 institutional investors add shares of YUM BRANDS stock to their portfolio, and 519 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 5,459,329 shares (-75.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $825,887,291
- T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. removed 5,152,750 shares (-32.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $779,508,020
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 4,120,268 shares (+25.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $623,314,143
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 3,240,190 shares (+20.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $490,175,943
- ALYESKA INVESTMENT GROUP, L.P. added 1,803,239 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $272,793,995
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC removed 1,330,874 shares (-66.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $201,334,618
- INVESCO LTD. added 1,240,777 shares (+42.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $187,704,744
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YUM BRANDS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $YUM in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 02/05/2026
- Gordon Haskett issued a "Buy" rating on 01/08/2026
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/05/2025
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YUM BRANDS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $YUM recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $YUM in the last 6 months, with a median target of $170.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Logan Reich from RBC Capital set a target price of $165.0 on 04/20/2026
- Jon Tower from Citigroup set a target price of $174.0 on 04/15/2026
- John Ivankoe from JP Morgan set a target price of $170.0 on 02/24/2026
- Matt McGinley from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $190.0 on 02/13/2026
- Andrew M. Charles from TD Cowen set a target price of $180.0 on 02/05/2026
- Zachary Fadem from Wells Fargo set a target price of $160.0 on 02/05/2026
- John Glass from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $176.0 on 01/20/2026
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