Market Update: Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE:YUM) – Yum! Brands, Inc. to Present at the J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum and the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2016 Consumer & Retail Technology Conference

[Business Wire] – Yum! Brands, Inc. today announced Brian Niccol, CEO, Taco Bell, will present at the J.P. Morgan Gaming, Lodging, Restaurant & Leisure Management Access Forum on Thursday, March 10, 2016 in Las Vegas, NV at approximately 9:30 a.m. Read more on this. Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) , with a current value of $29.62B, opened at $71.31. During the trading session, YUM traded between $71.22 to $73.37 with the price of the stock fluctuating between $64.58 to $95.90 over the last 52 weeks. YUM! (YUM) shares are currently priced at 20.05x this year’s forecasted earnings, which makes them relatively expensive compared to the industry’s 14.99x earnings multiple for the same period. The company pays shareholders $1.84 per share in dividend income per year, for a current yield of 2.58%. In a review of the consensus earnings estimate this quarter, 19 sell-side analysts are looking at $0.83 per share, which would be $0.03 better than the year-ago quarter and a $0.01 sequential decrease. Investors should also note that the full-year EPS estimate of $3.54 is a $0.36 improvement when compared to the previous year’s annual results. The quarterly earnings estimate is predicated on a consensus revenue forecast of $2.66 Billion. If reported, that would be a 1.53% increase over the year-ago quarter. More recently, Credit Suisse upgraded YUM from Underperform to Neutral (Oct 8, 2015). Previously, JP Morgan upgraded YUM from Neutral to Overweight. Investors should keep in mind is that the average price target is $84.05, which is 17.87% above where the stock opened this morning. See more in (NYSE:YUM) Similar Articles: Stock Update: PPG Industries Inc (NYSE:PPG) – Sklarsky of PPG to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2016 Global Agriculture & Chemicals Conference Stock Update: Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE:YUM) – Yum Brands to keep up Russia expansion as consumers shun fine dining Market Update: Yum! Brands Inc (NYSE:YUM) – Yum! Brands Launches World Hunger Relief Effort with Global Spokesperson Christina Aguilera in New Public Service Announcement