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Yum Brands Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:YUM | Benzinga
Yum Brands Corp has a consensus price target of $567.61 based on the ratings of 38 analysts. The high is $1350 issued by HSBC on May 10, 2024<. The low is $100 issued by Deutsche Bank on August 5, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank on August 6, 2024, August 5, 2024, and August 5, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $118.33 between New Street Research, Goldman Sachs, and Deutsche Bank, there's an implied 0.21% upside for Yum Brands Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
JP Morgan
Barclays
Morgan Stanley
Piper Sandler
Evercore ISI Group
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Yum Brands
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $160 → $170 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $163 → $167 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $147 → $151 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | $150 → $155 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | Evercore ISI Group | Matt McGinley72% | $160 → $170 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Securities | Andrew Charles70% | $158 → $158 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Securities | Andrew Charles70% | $158 → $158 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $165 → $163 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $148 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $155 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Baird | David Tarantino74% | $176 → $174 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2025 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | $140 → $150 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Securities | Andrew Charles70% | $164 → $164 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $138 → $160 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $146 → $150 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $145 → $160 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | — | Baird | David Tarantino74% | $160 → $176 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Securities | Andrew Charles70% | $151 → $164 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2025 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $130 → $148 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $162 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho54% | $140 → $155 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | UBS | Dennis Geiger66% | $156 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Securities | Andrew Charles70% | $140 → $151 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2025 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $140 → $140 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $158 → $140 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $153 → $141 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | $154 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $145 → $145 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | Loop Capital | Alton Stump58% | $143 → $140 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore56% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | → $145 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $137 → $144 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $143 → $147 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | Baird | David Tarantino74% | $150 → $154 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | $135 → $130 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $153 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $148 → $143 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | — | Evercore ISI Group | Matt McGinley72% | $160 → $145 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | — | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho54% | → $150 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $132 → $140 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $134 → $132 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $144 → $148 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $133 → $135 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $160 → $156 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $166 → $162 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | → $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 | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $133 → $134 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $145 → $155 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $144 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe74% | $130 → $133 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril62% | $145 → $141 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $146 → $144 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $164 → $166 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $155 → $164 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | — | Wells Fargo | Roger Read64% | $150 → $135 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2024 | Buy Now | — | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | $154 → $154 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | Stifel | Chris O'Cull76% | → $135 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | → $146 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril62% | $136 → $139 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $140 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2023 | Buy Now | — | Redburn Atlantic | Edward Lewis54% | → $115 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | → $131 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $173 → $163 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $150 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | → $160 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $153 → $152 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore56% | $151 → $158 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril62% | $139 → $138 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $138 → $140 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | $155 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $172 → $179 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/15/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | → $155 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2023 | Buy Now | — | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan76% | → $142 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | → $155 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $140 → $144 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore56% | $145 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril62% | $142 → $140 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak68% | $157 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $141 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | Citigroup | Jon Tower72% | $170 → $172 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | — | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles70% | → $155 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $136 → $138 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | — | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak68% | $155 → $157 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2023 | Buy Now | — | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | — | Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan76% | $137 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | — | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $137 → $140 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | — | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril62% | $137 → $142 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | — | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $135 → $141 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | — | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $128 → $136 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | 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 May 5, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $170.00 expecting YUM to rise to within 12 months (a possible 14.81% upside). 45 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 May 5, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 5, 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 $160.00 to $170.00. The current price Yum Brands (YUM) is trading at is $148.07, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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