Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Yum! Brands (YUM)

Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 8/4/2026 – Yum! Brands had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $170.00 to $160.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $165.00 to $170.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/31/2026 – Yum! Brands had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They now have a $174.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/28/2026 – Yum! Brands was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 7/12/2026 – Yum! Brands had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $175.00 to $178.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 6/18/2026 – Yum! Brands had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/16/2026 – Yum! Brands had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 6/16/2026 – Yum! Brands had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $180.00 price target on the stock.

Yum! Brands Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 12th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 27th were given a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 27th. Yum! Brands’s dividend payout ratio is 37.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Yum! Brands news, CEO Sean Tresvant sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.68, for a total transaction of $464,040.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,140 shares in the company, valued at $485,695.20. The trade was a 48.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Aaron Powell sold 6,001 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.42, for a total value of $962,680.42. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 12,003 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,925,521.26. The trade was a 33.33% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 20,386 shares of company stock valued at $3,169,392 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

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.