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 $15.14 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 $0.26 million.
As published in a research note from JP Morgan on June 25, 2025, Yum Brands Inc [YUM] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $162. Analysts at Redburn Atlantic upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of June 04, 2025, Goldman has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for YUM. Earlier on January 22, 2025, Bernstein downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Mkt perform” for YUM stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing YUM Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Yum Brands Inc [NYSE: YUM] rose 3.14% to $147.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $144.545, but it reached a high of $149.29 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.14%. Over the course of the year, Yum Brands Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.60%. 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 144.72, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 142.26. In the upper region, resistance lies at 149.46. The next price resistance is at 151.75. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 58.95 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 steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 4.21 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.4 million shares. A decline of -4.4% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.16 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.16.
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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 17.73% from the previous closing price of $142.7. 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 21, 2025, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $140.
