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 $1,012,608 were sold by Gibbs David W on Jun 16 ’25. At $144.00 per share, Gibbs David W sold 7,032 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 102,893 shares worth approximately $14.24 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gibbs David W purchased 7,032 shares, netting a total of over 1,012,608 in proceeds.
Before that, Mezvinsky Scott had sold 268 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $39,120, the KFC Division CEO traded Yum Brands Inc shares for $145.97 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 268 shares, worth approximately $0.24 million.
As published in a research note from Redburn Atlantic on June 10, 2025, Yum Brands Inc [YUM] has been rated up from a Neutral to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $177. Analysts at Goldman upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of January 22, 2025, Bernstein has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for YUM. Earlier on January 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for YUM stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing YUM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] plunged -1.16% to $138.36. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.52%. Over the course of the year, Yum Brands Inc shares have jumped approximately 3.13%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $163.30 on 03/07/25 and a 52-week low of $122.13 on 01/13/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Yum Brands Inc (YUM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 137.31, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 136.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 140.07. The next price resistance is at 141.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 30.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
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In terms of Yum Brands Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 168 in the next 12 months, up nearly 20.01% from the previous closing price of $139.99. Analysts anticipate Yum Brands Inc stock to reach 185 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 150. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Yum Brands Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 10, 2025, Citigroup assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $141.
