Barclays Keeps Their Buy Rating on Yum! Brands (YUM)
In a report released today, Jeff Bernstein from Barclays maintained a Buy rating on Yum! Brands, with a price target of $179.00.
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According to TipRanks, Bernstein is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 3.6% and a 55.67% success rate. Bernstein covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as Shake Shack, Darden Restaurants, and Kura Sushi USA.
In addition to Barclays, Yum! Brands also received a Buy from TD Cowen’s Andrew Charles in a report issued on January 23. However, on January 26, Bank of America Securities maintained a Hold rating on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM).
Based on Yum! Brands’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending September 30, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $1.98 billion and a net profit of $397 million. In comparison, last year the company earned a revenue of $1.83 billion and had a net profit of $382 million
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 80 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of YUM in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in November 2025, Aaron Powell, the CEO – Pizza Hut of YUM sold 2,790.00 shares for a total of $419,839.20.
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