Yum Brands Inc’s recently made public that its Vice President, Controller Russell David Eric unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.64 million on Feb 10 ’25. In the deal valued at $144.63 per share,18,251 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Russell David Eric now holds 16,960 shares worth roughly $2.55 million.
Then, Russell David Eric bought 18,251 shares, generating $2,639,776 in total proceeds.
Before that, Skala Justin sold 1,523 shares. Yum Brands Inc shares valued at $221,261 were divested by the Director at a price of $145.28 per share. As a result of the transaction, Skala Justin now holds 13,794 shares, worth roughly $2.07 million.
Bernstein downgraded its Yum Brands Inc [YUM] rating to a Mkt perform from a an Outperform in a research note published on January 22, 2025; the price target was decreased to $135 from $140. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late January from “an Overweight” to “an Equal-weight”. Citigroup also remained covering YUM and has decreased its forecast on January 10, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Argus revised its rating on December 31, 2024. It rated YUM as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of YUM
On Friday, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] saw its stock jump 0.99% to $150.23. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 1.57%. Yum Brands Inc shares have risen nearly 11.98% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 11.09% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $151.29 was reached on 02/20/25, a 52-week low of $122.13 was recorded on 01/13/25. SMA at 50 days reached $134.99, while 200 days put it at $134.81.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For YUM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 149.09, which if violated will result in even more drops to 147.95. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 150.95. A further resistance level may holdings at 151.67. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 71.37, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 4.72, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 4.88%. Stochastics %K at 94.13% indicates the stock is a selling.
