Key Information for Yum! Brands (YUM) Shareholders

By Naomi Wentworth • Tuesday, August 05 15:21 • Permanent Link

One of the losers of today's trading session was Yum! Brands. Shares of the Restaurant chain company plunged -4.8%, and some investors may be wondering if its price of $139.91 would make a good entry point. Here's what you should know if you are considering this investment:

Yum! Brands has moved 7.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 20.8%
YUM has an average analyst rating of buy and is -12.68% away from its mean target price of $160.22 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $5.01
Yum! Brands has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.9 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $6.08 and its forward P/E ratio is 23.0
Yum! Brands is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 20.93 and an average P/B of 2.93
YUM has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -18.2% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company has a free cash flow of $1.28 Billion, which refers to the total sum of all its inflows and outflows of cash over the last quarter
Yum! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. It operates through four segments: KFC Division, Taco Bell Division, Pizza Hut Division, and Habit Burger & Grill Division segments. The company also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Habit Burger & Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food and pizza categories, and other products. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to Yum! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. Yum! Brands, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Louisville, Kentucky.

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