Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Yum Brands Inc shares valued at $446,130 were sold by Gibbs David W on Dec 16 ’24. At $137.06 per share, Gibbs David W sold 3,255 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 146,130 shares worth approximately $18.88 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gibbs David W sold 3,815 shares, netting a total of over 522,884 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $137.06 each, the insider now holds 149,385 shares.
Before that, Gibbs David W had added 7,070 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $969,014, the Officer bought Yum Brands Inc shares for $137.06 each.
As published in a research note from Bernstein on January 22, 2025, Yum Brands Inc [YUM] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Mkt perform and the price target has been revised to $135 from $140. Analysts at Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock from ‘”an Overweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in late January. As of January 10, 2025, Citigroup has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Neutral” for YUM. Earlier on December 31, 2024, Argus upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for YUM stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing YUM Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.34%. Over the course of the year, Yum Brands Inc shares have dropped approximately -3.72%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $135.92 on 01/02/25 and a 52-week low of $122.13 on 01/13/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $132.91, while a 200-day SMA reached $134.47. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 1.34 million shares from 2.42 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Yum Brands Inc (YUM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 128.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 127.85. In the upper region, resistance lies at 130.30. The next price resistance is at 131.42. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.41 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 3.11, which suggests the price will increase in the coming days. Percent R is at 30.64%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
