Yum! Brands (YUM) Lifted to Buy at ValuEngine

Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Sageworth Tru has 12 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Cypress Asset Inc Tx holds 54,678 shares or 0.96% of its portfolio. YUM moved 1.34% to 86.57. YUM outperformed the S&P500 by 20.52%. Bristol John W & Company Inc bought 124,052 shares as the company's stock rose 1.80% while stock markets declined. About 19,063 shares traded. For the past 5 years, The Company's EPS growth has been almost 8.20%. Wells Fargo Mn has 1.06 million shs. Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has risen 32.07% since April 18, 2017 and is uptrending.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.98 in Q4 2017. That's change of 0.01, from 2017Q3's 0.99. It increased, as 25 investors sold THO shares while 160 reduced holdings. 151 funds opened positions while 637 raised stakes. The Nebraska-based Ameritas Ptnrs has invested 0.1% in Thor Industries, Inc. The restaurant operator reported $0.96 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.16.

Bingham Osborn & Scarborough Llc, which manages about $2.87B and $1.10B US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Ishares Tr (DVY) by 4,271 shares to 9,454 shares, valued at $932,000 in 2017Q4, according to the filing. Investec Asset Mgmt invested in 662,881 shares. Corporate insiders own 0.63% of the company's stock. 61,831 are held by Argi Invest Limited Liability Company. Ontario - Canada-based Hillsdale Invest Management has invested 0% in YUM! The institutional investor held 814,792 shares of the consumer services company at the end of 2017Q4, valued at $66.50 million, up from 690,740 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Alliancebernstein L P holds 0.04% or 639,758 shs. Brands (NYSE:YUM). "Buy" rating has 5, "Sell" are 0, while 10 are "Hold". Therefore 64% are positive. Wall Street now forecasts -29.17 % negative EPS growth despite YUM! The firm has "Buy" rating by Citigroup given on Monday, October 2.

The Company's sales have grown at an average annualized rate of about -15.50% during the past five years. The total dollar value of all 333.80 million outstanding shares is 28.51 billion.

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Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund (JPC) investors sentiment decreased to 0.97 in Q4 2017. It worsened, as 48 investors sold YUM shares while 251 reduced holdings. 92 funds opened positions while 173 raised stakes. 235.88 million shares or 1.51% less from 239.50 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Rockefeller Inc holds 3,892 shares. The South Dakota-based South Dakota Investment Council has invested 0.06% in YUM!

YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), stock is trading $86.93 above the 52-week high and has displayed a high EPS growth of 8.20% in last 5 years. Moreover, Exchange Cap Mngmt Incorporated has 0% invested in Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE). Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Checchi Capital Advisers Ltd Liability Co holds 0.05% or 4,226 shares. During the same quarter past year, the company posted $0.79 EPS. analysts predict that Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) for 30,400 shares. Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC now owns 977,808 shares of the restaurant operator's stock worth $71,976,000 after buying an additional 68,329 shares during the last quarter. Sfe Investment Counsel accumulated 14,580 shares. Credit Suisse Ag invested in 0.03% or 426,558 shares. (NASDAQ:AAPL). Investment Of America holds 2,251 shares or 0.06% of its portfolio. 720 were reported by Arrow Financial Corporation. The firm had revenue of $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.59 billion. Yum! (NYSE:YUM) to report earnings on May, 2. They expect $0.68 EPS, up 4.62% or $0.03 from last year's $0.65 per share. YUM's profit would be $223.31M giving it 31.86 P/E if the $0.68 EPS is correct. Veritable Lp reported 0.03% in YUM!

Several other analysts have also weighed in on YUM. Brands now has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $83.64.

ROI is 65.20%. A positive result means that returns exceed costs. 33% are bullish. 23 are the (NYSE:YUM)'s analyst reports since October 16, 2017 according to StockzIntelligence Inc. On Friday, January 26 the stock of YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Eaton Vance reported 428,071 shares. The investment managers in our database now possess: 5.13 million shares, down from 6.63 million shares in 2017Q3. The rating was maintained by BMO Capital Markets with "Hold" on Thursday, August 3. The firm earned "Outperform" rating on Thursday, July 14 by Bernstein. BTIG Research maintained YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has "Buy" rating given on Thursday, June 22 by RBC Capital Markets. Morgan Stanley maintained it with "Equal-Weight" rating and $96 target in Wednesday, September 28 report. The company was maintained on Monday, July 11 by Deutsche Bank. Brands from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird maintained the stock with "Hold" rating in Wednesday, September 6 report.

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