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YUM
YUM BRANDS INC
Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants
$156.49
-1.89%
Vol: 0.1M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Pizza Hut 250-location closure plan weighs on Yum despite analyst Buy rating and $168.63 price target
Yum! Brands (YUM) traded slightly lower in extended hours with after-hours at $161.00 (-0.37%) and pre-market at $160.83 (-0.27%), reflecting investor concerns about Pizza Hut's future viability within the portfolio. The company announced closure of approximately 250 underperforming Pizza Hut locations during H1 2026, signaling ongoing portfolio restructuring challenges despite 18 analysts maintaining an average Buy rating with a 12-month target of $168.63 (+5.13%). Strategic appointments and expansion plans aim to offset Pizza Hut headwinds.
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Fundamentals
Market Cap$43.4B
P/E (TTM)28.1
Forward P/E20.9
Beta0.64
Div Yield189.00%
Prev Close$159.51
RSI (14-Day)
29Oversold
0305070100
52-Week Range
$137.33$156.49$169.39
From High-7.6%
From Low+14.0%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$158.67-1.4%
200d SMA
$148.93+5.1%
Price between 50d and 200d. Testing 50d support.
Returns
1W
-1.2%
1M
-3.5%
3M
+4.1%
6M
+6.5%
1Y
+1.4%
YTD
+4.5%
Volume
Today54K
20d Avg1.8M
Ratio0.03x