4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Yum! Brands
Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, fast-food giant Yum! Brands (NYS: YUM) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Yum!'s business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Yum! facts
Headquarters (Founded) | Louisville, Ky. (1997) |
Market Cap | $28.0 billion |
Industry | Restaurants |
Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $12.1 billion |
Management | Chairman/CEO David Novak |
Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) | 23.3% |
Cash/Debt | $1.25 billion / $3.23 billion |
Dividend Yield | 1.9% |
Competitors | McDonald's |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 3,134 members who have rated Yum! believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
This past fall, one of those Fools, divinezone, tapped Yum! as a particularly tasty pick:
Truth is, fast food is a growing and popular industry; the convenience, inexpensiveness, and deliciousness of fast food is beginning to catch on globally. [Yum!'s] exposure to emerging market economies, as well as the economically uncertain times [Yum!] now operates in, both can be major catalysts for this company to continue its impressive growth.
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At the time thisarticle was published Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Yum! and McDonald's. The Fool owns shares of Yum!. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days.We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Fool's disclosure policy always gets a perfect score.
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