More from Dividend.com
Referenced Stocks

UBS Raises Target, Estimates on Yum! Brands (YUM)

By Dividend.com,  April 20, 2012, 10:11:31 AM EDT

Quick service restaurant operator Yum! Brands, Inc. ( YUM ) on Friday caught some further bullish commentary from analysts at UBS.

The firm maintained its "Buy" rating on YUM and lifted its price target to $81, suggesting a 13% upside to the stock's Thursday closing price of $71.41. The analyst also raised its earnings estimates for the company, citing its strong first quarter results.

Yum! Brands shares rose $1.26, or +1.7%, in morning trading Friday.

The Bottom Line
Shares of Yum Brands ( YUM ) have a 1.60% dividend yield, based on today's closing stock price of $71.41. The stock has technical support in the $65-$68 price area. The shares are trading at all-time highs.

Yum! Brands, Inc. ( YUM ) is not recommended at this time, holding a Dividend.com DARS™ Rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars.

Be sure to visit our complete recommended list of the Best Dividend Stocks , as well as a detailed explanation of our ratings system here .




The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.


This article appears in: Investing, Stocks

Referenced Stocks: YUM



Latest News Video

Natural Gas Is Going to $5
Natural Gas Is Going to $5          
What Rich Chinese Shoppers Want
What Rich Chinese Shoppers Want     
Ford to End 90 Years of Making Cars in Australia
Ford to End 90 Years of Making Cars...


Sign-in
Existing NASDAQ.com member? Log in here.

By signing into to the site using any of the third-party services above, you agree to NASDAQ.com's Terms of Use.

From Our Trusted News Source





Most Active by Volume:

Company Last Sale Change Net / %
BAC $ 13.31 0.13  0.97%
PFE $ 29.30 0.52  1.81%
GE $ 23.86 0.20  0.85%
F $ 14.97 0.02  0.13%
MSFT $ 34.61 0.24  0.69%
QQQ $ 73.65 0.62  0.83%
MU $ 10.92 0.31  2.76%
INTC $ 24.07 0.08  0.33%