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$150.71

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$150.71

-1.83-1.2%

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M&A: Yum Brands (YUM) sold assets to LongRange Capital on Tuesday, September 1, 2026 for $1.5B

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Yum Brands Analyst Price Targets

Wall Street analyst price targets and consensus rating for Yum Brands (YUM).

Price Target Range — 10 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 22 Analysts

12Buy

10Hold

Consensus RatingBuy# Analysts22Avg. Consensus PT$165Upside to Avg. PT+9.5%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

Recent Analyst Actions

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Aug 17, 2026	Argus Research	John Staszak	PT Cut	Buy	$185→$180
Aug 4, 2026	JP Morgan	John Ivankoe	PT Cut	Overweight	$170→$160
Jul 31, 2026	RBC Capital	Logan Reich	PT Raise	Sector Perform	$165→$170
Jul 13, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower	PT Raise	Neutral	$175→$178
Jun 16, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew M. Charles	Maintained	Buy	$180
Jun 3, 2026	Morgan Stanley	John Glass	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight	$180→$185
May 27, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew M. Charles	PT Cut	Buy	$186→$180
Apr 30, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower	PT Raise	Neutral	$174→$175
Apr 30, 2026	Wells Fargo	Zachary Fadem	PT Raise	Equal-Weight	$160→$165
Apr 29, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew M. Charles	PT Raise	Buy	$180→$186
Apr 20, 2026	RBC Capital	Logan Reich	Maintained	Sector Perform	$165
Apr 15, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower	PT Raise	Neutral	$171→$174
Feb 24, 2026	JP Morgan	John Ivankoe	PT Raise	Overweight	$160→$170
Feb 13, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Matt McGinley	PT Raise	Outperform	$180→$190
Feb 5, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower	PT Raise	Neutral	$170→$171
Feb 5, 2026	Wells Fargo	Zachary Fadem	PT Raise	Equal-Weight	$155→$160
Feb 5, 2026	TD Cowen	Andrew M. Charles	Maintained	Buy	$180
Jan 22, 2026	Citigroup	Jon Tower	PT Raise	Neutral	$164→$170
Jan 20, 2026	Morgan Stanley	John Glass	PT Raise	Equal-Weight	$165→$176
Jan 8, 2026	Gordon Haskett	Jeff Farmer	Upgrade	Hold→Buy	—

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Argus Research Maintains Buy on Yum Brands, Lowers Price Target to $180

Argus Research analyst John Staszak maintains Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $185 to $180.

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Yum Brands, Lowers Price Target to $160

JP Morgan analyst John Ivankoe maintains Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $170 to $160.

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RBC Capital Maintains Sector Perform on Yum Brands, Raises Price Target to $170

RBC Capital analyst Logan Reich maintains Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) with a Sector Perform and raises the price target from $165 to $170.

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Citigroup Maintains Neutral on Yum Brands, Raises Price Target to $178

Citigroup analyst Jon Tower maintains Yum Brands (NYSE:YUM) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $175 to $178.

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