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YUM stock rated a Hold by TD Cowen

Yum Brands Inc’s recently made public that its Chief Executive Officer Gibbs David W unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.45 million on Dec 16 ’24. In the deal valued at $137.06 per share,3,255 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Gibbs David W now holds 146,130 shares worth roughly $19.76 million.

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Then, Gibbs David W sold 3,815 shares, generating $522,884 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $137.06, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 149,385 shares.

Before that, Gibbs David W bought 7,070 shares. Yum Brands Inc shares valued at $969,014 were divested by the Officer at a price of $137.06 per share.

TD Cowen downgraded its Yum Brands Inc [YUM] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published on October 16, 2024; the price target was decreased to $145 from $156. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Evercore ISI’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid July from “an Outperform” to “an In-line”. Goldman began covering YUM with “Neutral” recommendation on June 13, 2024. Argus revised its rating on April 10, 2024. It rated YUM as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of YUM

On Friday, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] saw its stock fall -0.57% to $135.23. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.74%. Yum Brands Inc shares have risen nearly 3.50% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 3.36% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $143.20 was reached on 04/29/24, a 52-week low of $124.76 was recorded on 07/24/24. SMA at 50 days reached $135.26, while 200 days put it at $135.35.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For YUM Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 134.19, which if violated will result in even more drops to 133.15. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 136.37. A further resistance level may holdings at 137.51. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 49.28, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.01, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 44.13%. Stochastics %K at 56.40% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Yum Brands Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Yum Brands Inc stocks on 2024-12-13, growing by 42235.0 shares to a total of 6.16 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 6.11 million shares. There was a rise of 0.69%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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