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Yum Brands Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:YUM | Benzinga
Yum Brands Inc has a consensus price target of $149.23 based on the ratings of 27 analysts. The high is $176 issued by Baird on March 5, 2025. The low is $115 issued by Redburn Atlantic on October 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo on March 20, 2025, March 13, 2025, and March 5, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $156.67 between JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied -0.12% downside for Yum Brands Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
JP Morgan
Morgan Stanley
Wells Fargo
Baird
TD Securities
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Analyst Ratings for Yum Brands
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 2.01% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $138 → $160 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $146 → $150 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | 2.01% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $145 → $160 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | 12.21% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $160 → $176 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | 4.56% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles67% | $151 → $164 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2025 | Buy Now | -5.64% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull75% | $130 → $148 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 5.2% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $162 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho49% | $140 → $155 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 5.2% | UBS | Dennis Geiger66% | $156 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | -3.73% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles67% | $140 → $151 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2025 | Buy Now | -10.74% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $140 → $140 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -10.74% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $158 → $140 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | -10.11% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $153 → $141 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 2.01% | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | $154 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -7.56% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $145 → $145 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -10.74% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump56% | $143 → $140 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -7.56% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -7.56% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | -7.56% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | → $145 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.19% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $137 → $144 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | -0.54% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | -6.28% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $143 → $147 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | -1.82% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $150 → $154 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | -0.54% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | -17.12% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull75% | $135 → $130 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -2.45% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $155 → $153 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -8.83% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $148 → $143 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -7.56% | Evercore ISI Group | Matt McGinley72% | $160 → $145 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | -0.54% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho49% | → $150 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | -10.74% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $132 → $140 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -0.54% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -15.84% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $134 → $132 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -5.64% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $144 → $148 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -13.93% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $133 → $135 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -0.54% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $160 → $156 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2024 | Buy Now | 3.28% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $166 → $162 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | Argus Research | John Staszak68% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/19/2024 | Buy Now | -14.57% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $133 → $134 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | $145 → $155 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $144 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | -15.21% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $130 → $133 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | -10.11% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $145 → $141 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | -8.19% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $146 → $144 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 5.83% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $164 → $166 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 4.56% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $155 → $164 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | -13.93% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read66% | $150 → $135 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2024 | Buy Now | -1.82% | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | $154 → $154 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -13.93% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull75% | → $135 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | -6.92% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | → $146 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -11.38% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $136 → $139 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | -19.67% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $140 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2023 | Buy Now | -26.68% | Redburn Atlantic | Edward Lewis52% | → $115 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -16.48% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | → $131 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | 3.92% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $173 → $163 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | -4.37% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $155 → $150 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | → $160 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2023 | Buy Now | -3.09% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | $153 → $152 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 0.73% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $151 → $158 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -12.02% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $139 → $138 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -10.74% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $138 → $140 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 2.01% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | $155 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | 14.12% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $172 → $179 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass63% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/15/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | → $155 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2023 | Buy Now | -9.47% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | → $142 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | → $155 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | -8.19% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $140 → $144 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -3.73% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore61% | $145 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -10.74% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $142 → $140 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak68% | $157 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -7.56% | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $141 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 9.66% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $170 → $172 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles67% | → $155 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | -12.02% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $136 → $138 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | 0.1% | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak68% | $155 → $157 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2023 | Buy Now | -7.56% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort69% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | -8.83% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan76% | $137 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -10.74% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $137 → $140 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -9.47% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $137 → $142 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -10.11% | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $135 → $141 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -13.29% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $128 → $136 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | 8.38% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $168 → $170 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Cowen & Co. | Andrew Charles67% | → $155 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Cowen & Co. | Andrew Charles67% | → $155 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2023 | Buy Now | -7.56% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | → $145 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/23/2023 | Buy Now | 7.11% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $160 → $168 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/19/2023 | Buy Now | -12.66% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan76% | $133 → $137 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -17.12% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe77% | $122 → $130 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/18/2023 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak68% | $140 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/16/2022 | Buy Now | -15.84% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $128 → $132 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | 2.01% | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -12.66% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | → $137 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -18.39% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $122 → $128 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2022 | Buy Now | -1.18% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $146 → $155 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Yum Brands (YUM) stock?
The latest price target for Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) was reported by JP Morgan on March 20, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $160.00 expecting YUM to rise to within 12 months (a possible 2.01% upside). 42 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Yum Brands (YUM)?
The latest analyst rating for Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) was provided by JP Morgan, and Yum Brands maintained their neutral rating.
When was the last upgrade for Yum Brands (YUM)?
The last upgrade for Yum Brands Inc happened on January 5, 2024 when Oppenheimer raised their price target to $154. Oppenheimer previously had a perform for Yum Brands Inc.
When was the last downgrade for Yum Brands (YUM)?
The last downgrade for Yum Brands Inc happened on January 21, 2025 when Morgan Stanley changed their price target from $158 to $140 for Yum Brands Inc.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Yum Brands (YUM)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Yum Brands, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Yum Brands was filed on March 20, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 20, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Yum Brands (YUM) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Yum Brands (YUM) rating was a maintained with a price target of $138.00 to $160.00. The current price Yum Brands (YUM) is trading at is $156.85, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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