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

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) in the last few weeks:

• 9/16/2026 – Yum! Brands is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $162.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/16/2026 – Yum! Brands had its price target lowered by Robert W. Baird from $174.00 to $165.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2026 – Yum! Brands is now covered by Seaport Research Partners. They set a “buy” rating and a $162.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/10/2026 – Yum! Brands was upgraded by Wells Fargo & Company from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock, up from $165.00.
• 8/24/2026 – Yum! Brands was downgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong sell”.
• 8/24/2026 – Yum! Brands was upgraded by Robert W. Baird to “strong-buy”.
• 8/17/2026 – Yum! Brands had its price target lowered by Argus from $185.00 to $180.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 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-)”.

Yum! Brands Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 9th were given a $0.75 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 9th. This represents a $3.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.1%. Yum! Brands’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 37.74%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Yum! Brands news, CEO Christopher Lee Turner sold 261 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.15, for a total transaction of $39,972.15. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 63,771 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,766,528.65. The trade was a 0.41% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, VP David Russell sold 7,961 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $153.15, for a total value of $1,219,227.15. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 11,960 shares in the company, valued at $1,831,674. This represents a 39.96% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 18,780 shares of company stock worth $2,940,693 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.14% of the company’s stock.

Yum! Brands, Inc is a global restaurant company that develops, operates and franchises quick-service restaurants. Its portfolio includes KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and The Habit Burger Grill, which offer products such as fried and grilled chicken, tacos and other Mexican-inspired foods, pizza, burgers and related menu items.

The company’s restaurants serve customers through a combination of company-operated locations and franchised and licensed outlets. Yum! Brands supports its restaurant concepts with brand management, franchise services, technology and digital ordering capabilities, while franchisees generally manage day-to-day restaurant operations.

Yum! Brands serves customers in numerous markets worldwide, with a significant presence in the United States and international markets across regions including Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.