Analyst ratings
26 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $174.19.
NYSE: YUM · Restaurants
Over the past week, Yum Brands (YUM) saw about 118 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 48% bullish but is at odds: News runs 72% bullish while Reddit sits at just 20%. 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 Hold.
Wall Street’s 42% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 20% to News at 72%. 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 $174.19.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits right on the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
The crowd runs 6 points hotter than the 42% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 72% bullish while Reddit sits at 20%, a 52-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Yum Brands (YUM) buzz held moderate around 44.4 while the price drifted up 0.3% 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 2.6M shares. Updated Jul 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, YUM lost 4.7%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 53.2 and was highly volatile, swinging between 34.2 and 76.2. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 17 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 and News sources, Yum Brands (YUM) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 57/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 48% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 118 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 5 mentions across 7 tracked subreddits. The tone is 20% bullish with stable 3-day activity momentum, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads split on Yum Brands (YUM), averaging 48% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are News at 72% bullish and Reddit at 20%, a 52-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 $174.19. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 48%.
Yum Brands (YUM) sentiment is mixed across all 3 tracked sources. X reads 52% bullish, News reads 72% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 20% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 57/100 conviction.
Social sentiment data shows consistently mixed discussion around Yum Brands (YUM). All 3 tracked sources lean in different directions, with reddit being the most bearish at 20% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while x activity is rising. The hold signal carries 57/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 106 mentions (90% of total volume). News contributes 7 mentions and Reddit contributes 5 mentions. Sentiment is mixed across all sources, while x is the only source with 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 hold signal at 57/100 conviction reflects consistently mixed sentiment across 3 tracked sources. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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These stocks share a comparable sentiment profile to Yum Brands with similar bullish ratios, signal direction and discussion volume. All 6 peers carry hold signals, pointing to broad mixed pressure rather than an YUM-specific issue.
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