Yum! Brands saw an improvement in its IBD SmartSelect Composite Rating Friday, from 94 to 96.
The new rating shows the stock is outpacing 96% of all stocks when it comes to the most important stock-picking criteria. History shows the top market performers tend to have a 95 or higher score as they launch their major climbs.
Yum! Brands is now out of buy range after clearing the 143.20 buy point in a flat base.
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The stock sports an 83 EPS Rating, which means its recent quarterly and annual earnings growth tops 83% of all stocks.
Its Accumulation/Distribution Rating of A- shows heavy buying by institutional investors over the last 13 weeks.
In Q4, the company reported 21% EPS growth. Sales growth climbed 16%, up from 7% in the prior report. That marks three quarters of rising growth.
Yum! Brands earns the No. 5 rank among its peers in the Retail-Restaurants industry group. Super Hi Intl Hldg ADR is the top-ranked stock within the group.
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