Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold51 ratings
Bullish2039.2%
Neutral2854.9%
Bearish35.9%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Yum! Brands, Inc. analyst ratings
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$150.43Current
$120Low
$164.47Average
$190High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 21, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 6, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Baird | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Sep 10, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Gordon Haskett | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 5, 2025 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jun 4, 2025 |
| TD Securities | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 1, 2025 |
| Stifel | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Feb 28, 2025 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 7, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 6, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Nov 6, 2024 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 4, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 9, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 9, 2021 |
| MKM Partners | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 7, 2021 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 30, 2020 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 22, 2020 |
| BTIG Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 7, 2020 |
| BTIG | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Longbow Research | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 1, 2019 |
| KeyBanc | Equal Weight | Sector Weight | Maintain | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Nomura Instinet | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Instinet | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 26, 2018 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 9, 2017 |
| CLSA | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jul 14, 2016 |
| OTR Global | Sell | Negative | Maintain | Nov 9, 2015 |
| Janney Montgomery Scott | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 20, 2014 |
| Janney Capital | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Nov 20, 2014 |
| FirstEnergy Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 20, 2014 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Underperform | Upgrade | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Argus Capital | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 17, 2013 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Positive | Downgrade | Nov 30, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $150.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $167 | $149.72 | +11.0% | Oct 21, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $139.34 | +3.0% | Oct 6, 2026 |
| Robert W. Baird | Chris O'Cull | $165 | $140.77 | +9.7% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $140.77 | +7.7% | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Zachary Fadem | $175 | $145.09 | +16.3% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $180 | $143.7 | +19.7% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Logan Reich | $170 | $153.92 | +13.0% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $174 | $153.16 | +15.7% | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $185 | $146.58 | +23.0% | Jun 3, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $168 | $156.76 | +11.7% | May 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $157.71 | +19.7% | May 1, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $177 | $159.46 | +17.7% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $171 | $161.46 | +13.7% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $190 | $162.04 | +26.3% | Feb 13, 2026 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $180 | $159.06 | +19.7% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $160 | $159.57 | +6.4% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $159.57 | +9.7% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $159.57 | +23.0% | Feb 5, 2026 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $180 | $157.16 | +19.7% | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $176 | $157.23 | +17.0% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Gordon Haskett Capital Corporation | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $152.64 | +17.0% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $179 | $151.41 | +19.0% | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $160 | $148.03 | +6.4% | Nov 17, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $177 | $148.31 | +17.7% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $158 | $148.52 | +5.0% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $149.55 | +16.3% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Danilo Gargiulo | $160 | $149.55 | +6.4% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $180 | $149.55 | +19.7% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $160 | $142.38 | +6.4% | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $163 | $148.53 | +8.4% | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $165 | $148.16 | +9.7% | Oct 21, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Logan Reich | $165 | $146.03 | +9.7% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $157 | $153.19 | +4.4% | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $164 | $139.5 | +9.0% | Aug 5, 2025 |
| Guggenheim | Analyst unavailable | $167 | $147 | +11.0% | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $185 | $147.3 | +23.0% | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | David Tarantino | $174 | $143.47 | +15.7% | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Brian Mullan | $150 | $161.45 | -0.3% | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Robert W. Baird | Analyst unavailable | $176 | $159.37 | +17.0% | Mar 5, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $162 | $128.55 | +7.7% | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $162 | $133.35 | +7.7% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Alton Stump | $143 | $136.85 | -4.9% | Aug 7, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $160 | $136.85 | +6.4% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Lauren Silberman | $143 | $133.32 | -4.9% | Aug 6, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Chris O'Cull | $130 | $126.93 | -13.6% | Jul 22, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Alton Stump | $135 | $128.31 | -10.3% | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Brian Harbour | $153 | $128.1 | +1.7% | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | David Palmer | $145 | $127.89 | -3.6% | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $145 | $129.17 | -3.6% | Jul 11, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Christine Cho | $150 | $137.3 | -0.3% | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Bernstein | Jeffrey Bernstein | $148 | $135.33 | -1.6% | May 2, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $135 | $135.33 | -10.3% | May 2, 2024 |
| Oppenheimer | Brian Bittner | $154 | $128.34 | +2.4% | Jan 5, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jared Garber | $135 | $118.15 | -10.3% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jon Tower | $156 | $122.97 | +3.7% | Apr 16, 2022 |
| Guggenheim | Gregory Francfort | $153 | $123 | +1.7% | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | John Glass | $150 | $126.47 | -0.3% | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Sara Senatore | $157 | $130.06 | +4.4% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| UBS | Dennis Geiger | $155 | $136.29 | +3.0% | Jan 6, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Andy Barish | $124 | $131.32 | -17.6% | Dec 17, 2021 |
| Atlantic Equities | Edward Lewis | $151 | $132.5 | +0.4% | Dec 9, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Andrew Strelzik | $130 | $123.87 | -13.6% | Oct 29, 2021 |
| MKM Partners | Brett Levy | $145 | $124.8 | -3.6% | Oct 28, 2021 |
| Wells Fargo | Roger Read | $144 | $125.37 | -4.3% | Oct 18, 2021 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Alton Stump | $120 | $122.54 | -20.2% | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Argus Research | John Staszak | $145 | $129.78 | -3.6% | Jul 30, 2021 |
| J.P. Morgan | John Ivankoe | $120 | $114.52 | -20.2% | Apr 12, 2021 |
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