Yum Brands Inc’s filing revealed that its Chief Executive Officer Gibbs David W unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.01 million on Jun 16 ’25. In the deal valued at $144.00 per share,7,032 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Gibbs David W now holds 102,893 shares worth roughly $15.25 million.
Then, Gibbs David W bought 7,032 shares, generating $1,012,608 in total proceeds.
Before that, Mezvinsky Scott sold 268 shares. Yum Brands Inc shares valued at $39,120 were divested by the KFC Division CEO at a price of $145.97 per share. As a result of the transaction, Mezvinsky Scott now holds 1,755 shares, worth roughly $0.26 million.
JP Morgan upgraded its Yum Brands Inc [YUM] rating to an Overweight from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Redburn Atlantic’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early June from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Goldman also remained covering YUM and has increased its forecast on June 04, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Bernstein revised its rating on January 22, 2025. It rated YUM as “a Mkt perform” which previously was an “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of YUM
On Monday, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] saw its stock fall -0.15% to $148.18. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 4.80%. Yum Brands Inc shares have risen nearly 12.29% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 10.45% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $163.30 was reached on 03/07/25, a 52-week low of $122.13 was recorded on 01/13/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For YUM Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 146.84, which if violated will result in even more drops to 145.51. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 148.96. A further resistance level may holdings at 149.75.
How much short interest is there in Yum Brands Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Yum Brands Inc stocks on 2025-06-13, dropping by -0.13 million shares to a total of 4.24 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.37 million shares. There was a decline of -3.11%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
