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Yum Brands Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:YUM | Benzinga
Yum Brands Inc has a consensus price target of $152 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The high is $174 issued by Baird on April 7, 2025. The low is $115 issued by Redburn Atlantic on October 20, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Barclays on June 4, 2025, May 5, 2025, and May 1, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $168 between Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and Barclays, there's an implied 16.00% upside for Yum Brands Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Goldman Sachs
JP Morgan
Barclays
Morgan Stanley
Piper Sandler
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Yum Brands
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 06/04/2025 | Buy Now | 15.31% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho55% | $167 → $167 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | 17.38% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $160 → $170 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 15.31% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $163 → $167 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 4.26% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $147 → $151 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 7.02% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan70% | $150 → $155 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 17.38% | Evercore ISI Group | Matt McGinley72% | $160 → $170 | Maintains | In-Line | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2025 | Buy Now | 9.09% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $158 → $158 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2025 | Buy Now | 9.09% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $158 → $158 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 12.55% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $165 → $163 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2025 | Buy Now | 4.26% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $148 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 13.93% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $155 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/07/2025 | Buy Now | 20.14% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $176 → $174 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2025 | Buy Now | 3.57% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan70% | $140 → $150 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2025 | Buy Now | 13.24% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $164 → $164 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2025 | Buy Now | 10.47% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $138 → $160 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/13/2025 | Buy Now | 3.57% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $146 → $150 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | 10.47% | Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem84% | $145 → $160 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | 21.52% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $160 → $176 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/05/2025 | Buy Now | 13.24% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $151 → $164 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/28/2025 | Buy Now | 2.19% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull68% | $130 → $148 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 13.93% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $162 → $165 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 7.02% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho55% | $140 → $155 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 13.93% | UBS | Dennis Geiger66% | $156 → $165 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/07/2025 | Buy Now | 4.26% | TD Securities | Andrew Charles69% | $140 → $151 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/06/2025 | Buy Now | -3.33% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $140 → $140 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/21/2025 | Buy Now | -3.33% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $158 → $140 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/10/2025 | Buy Now | -2.64% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $153 → $141 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/07/2025 | Buy Now | 10.47% | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | $154 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 0.12% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $145 → $145 | Reiterates | Hold → Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | -3.33% | Loop Capital | Alton Stump60% | $143 → $140 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 11/06/2024 | Buy Now | 0.12% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/22/2024 | Buy Now | 0.12% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore48% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/16/2024 | Buy Now | 0.12% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | → $145 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/16/2024 | Buy Now | -0.57% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $137 → $144 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/12/2024 | Buy Now | 7.71% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 1.5% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $143 → $147 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 08/07/2024 | Buy Now | 6.33% | Baird | David Tarantino72% | $150 → $154 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/06/2024 | Buy Now | 7.71% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2024 | Buy Now | -10.24% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull68% | $135 → $130 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 5.64% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $153 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | -1.26% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | $148 → $143 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 0.12% | Evercore ISI Group | Matt McGinley72% | $160 → $145 | Downgrade | Outperform → In-Line | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | 7.71% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 06/13/2024 | Buy Now | 3.57% | Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho55% | → $150 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/03/2024 | Buy Now | -3.33% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $132 → $140 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/28/2024 | Buy Now | 7.71% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $156 → $156 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/03/2024 | Buy Now | -8.86% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $134 → $132 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 2.19% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $144 → $148 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | -6.79% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $133 → $135 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/02/2024 | Buy Now | 7.71% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $160 → $156 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/01/2024 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2024 | Buy Now | 11.86% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $166 → $162 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/12/2024 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/11/2024 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $160 → $160 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/10/2024 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | → $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 | -7.48% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $133 → $134 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | 7.02% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $145 → $155 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/07/2024 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $144 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | -8.17% | JP Morgan | John Ivankoe73% | $130 → $133 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2024 | Buy Now | -2.64% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $145 → $141 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | -0.57% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $146 → $144 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/08/2024 | Buy Now | 14.62% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $164 → $166 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | 13.24% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $155 → $164 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/11/2024 | Buy Now | -6.79% | Wells Fargo | Roger Read63% | $150 → $135 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/05/2024 | Buy Now | 6.33% | Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner66% | $154 → $154 | Upgrade | Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -6.79% | Stifel | Chris O'Cull68% | → $135 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | 0.81% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | → $146 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -4.03% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $136 → $139 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2023 | Buy Now | -13% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $140 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2023 | Buy Now | -20.6% | Redburn Atlantic | Edward Lewis54% | → $115 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/19/2023 | Buy Now | -9.55% | Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman75% | → $131 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/17/2023 | Buy Now | 12.55% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $173 → $163 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2023 | Buy Now | 3.57% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $150 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/20/2023 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | → $160 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/08/2023 | Buy Now | 4.95% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $153 → $152 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 9.09% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore48% | $151 → $158 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 7.02% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -4.72% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $139 → $138 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -3.33% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $138 → $140 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | 10.47% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | $155 → $160 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2023 | Buy Now | 23.59% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $172 → $179 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | 7.02% | Morgan Stanley | John Glass64% | $155 → $155 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 06/15/2023 | Buy Now | 7.02% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | → $155 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 06/14/2023 | Buy Now | -1.95% | Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan70% | → $142 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/09/2023 | Buy Now | 7.02% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | → $155 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 05/08/2023 | Buy Now | -0.57% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $140 → $144 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 4.26% | B of A Securities | Sara Senatore48% | $145 → $151 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | -3.33% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $142 → $140 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 7.02% | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak73% | $157 → $155 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 0.12% | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $141 → $145 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 18.76% | Citigroup | Jon Tower71% | $170 → $172 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/04/2023 | Buy Now | 7.02% | TD Cowen | Andrew Charles69% | → $155 | Reiterates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/21/2023 | Buy Now | -4.72% | Barclays | Jeffrey Bernstein64% | $136 → $138 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/17/2023 | Buy Now | 8.4% | Morgan Stanley | Brian Nowak73% | $155 → $157 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 03/08/2023 | Buy Now | 0.12% | Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort70% | $147 → $145 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2023 | Buy Now | -1.26% | Deutsche Bank | Brian Mullan70% | $137 → $143 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -3.33% | BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik66% | $137 → $140 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -1.95% | RBC Capital | Christopher Carril63% | $137 → $142 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/09/2023 | Buy Now | -2.64% | Credit Suisse | Lauren Silberman75% | $135 → $141 | Maintains | Neutral | 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 Goldman Sachs on June 4, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $167.00 expecting YUM to rise to within 12 months (a possible 15.31% upside). 44 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 Goldman Sachs, and Yum Brands upgraded their buy rating.
When was the last upgrade for Yum Brands (YUM)?
The last upgrade for Yum Brands Inc happened on June 4, 2025 when Goldman Sachs raised their price target to $167. Goldman Sachs previously had a neutral 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 June 4, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 4, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Yum Brands (YUM) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Yum Brands (YUM) rating was a upgraded with a price target of $167.00 to $167.00. The current price Yum Brands (YUM) is trading at is $144.83, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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