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 $1,043,352 were sold by Gibbs David W on Jul 15 ’25. At $146.60 per share, Gibbs David W sold 7,117 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 102,893 shares worth approximately $15.12 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gibbs David W purchased 7,117 shares, netting a total of over 1,043,352 in proceeds.
Before that, Mezvinsky Scott had sold 272 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $40,332, the KFC Division CEO traded Yum Brands Inc shares for $148.28 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 272 shares, worth approximately $0.26 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Melius on July 14, 2025, Yum Brands Inc [YUM] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $200. Analysts at JP Morgan upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of June 10, 2025, Redburn Atlantic has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for YUM. Earlier on June 04, 2025, Goldman upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for YUM stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing YUM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] rose 1.25% to $146.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $145.16, but it reached a high of $147.32 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.54%. Over the course of the year, Yum Brands Inc shares have jumped approximately 14.79%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Yum Brands Inc (YUM)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.43 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Yum Brands Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Yum Brands Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.71 million shares to 4.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.24 million shares. A jump of 14.35% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.4.
Which companies own the most shares of Yum Brands Inc (YUM)?
In terms of Yum Brands Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 174 in the next 12 months, up nearly 19.85% from the previous closing price of $145.18. 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 22, 2025, Bernstein assigned a price target of “a Mkt perform” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $135.
