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26 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $174.33.
NYSE: YUM · Restaurants
Over the past week, Yum Brands (YUM) saw about 36 mentions across Reddit, X and news plus 381 Polymarket trades, and the read is an Adanos Buy. The crowd averages 67% bullish but is at odds: Polymarket runs 100% bullish while Reddit sits at just 37%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 11 of 26 analysts rating YUM a buy.
There is little buzz around YUM this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Buy.
Wall Street’s 42% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 37% to Polymarket at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
26 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $174.33.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits above the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 4 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Buy.
The crowd runs 25 points hotter than the 42% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: Polymarket reads 100% bullish while Reddit sits at 37%, a 63-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Yum Brands (YUM) buzz held subdued around 25.4 while the price drifted down 5.9% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 2.8M shares. Updated Jul 27, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, YUM lost 2.1%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 31.8 and was variable, swinging between 18.2 and 52.7. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 14 of the 19 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Buzz, bullish share, the loudest item and the positive / neutral / negative split for every tracked source over the last 7 days.
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Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X, News and Polymarket sources, Yum Brands (YUM) currently carries an Adanos buy signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 67% bullish across 4 active sources. Those sources contribute 417 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Yum Brands (YUM) is fairly quiet with 8 mentions across 7 tracked subreddits. The tone is 37% bullish with rising 3-day activity momentum, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bullish on Yum Brands (YUM), averaging 67% bullish across 4 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Polymarket at 100% bullish and Reddit at 37%, a 63-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 26 analysts rate YUM a buy.
Of the 26 analysts covering Yum Brands (YUM), 11 rate it a buy, 15 a hold and 0 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $174.33. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 67%.
Yum Brands (YUM) sentiment is bullish across all 4 tracked sources. X reads 55% bullish, News reads 75% bullish, Polymarket reads 100% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 37% bullish. The combined signal points to broad buy-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently bullish discussion around Yum Brands (YUM). All 4 tracked sources lean positive, with reddit being the most bearish at 37% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while reddit and news activity is rising. The buy signal carries 93/100 conviction.
Polymarket is the dominant discussion channel with 381 mentions (91% of total volume). X contributes 20 mentions and Reddit contributes 8 mentions and News contributes 8 mentions. Sentiment is bullish across all sources, while reddit and news show rising 3-day activity.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. YUM's buy signal at 93/100 conviction reflects consistently bullish sentiment across 4 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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