Yum Brands Inc’s filing revealed that its Director Cornell Brian C unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.29 million on Aug 06 ’25. In the deal valued at $139.92 per share,2,080 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Cornell Brian C now holds 0 shares worth roughly $0.0.
Then, Mezvinsky Scott sold 263 shares, generating $36,799 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $139.92, the KFC Division CEO now owns 1,755 shares.
Before that, Cornell Brian C bought 2,080 shares. Yum Brands Inc shares valued at $291,034 were divested by the Director at a price of $139.92 per share.
Melius initiated its Yum Brands Inc [YUM] rating to a Buy in a research note published on July 14, 2025; the price target was $200. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in late June from “a Neutral” to “an Overweight”. Redburn Atlantic also remained covering YUM and has increased its forecast on June 10, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Goldman revised its rating on June 04, 2025. It rated YUM as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of YUM
On Friday, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE:YUM] saw its stock fall -0.90% to $141.28. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -2.81%. Yum Brands Inc shares have risen nearly 3.24% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 5.31% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Yum Brands Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Yum Brands Inc stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 0.71 million shares to a total of 4.95 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.24 million shares. There was a rise of 14.35%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
