Yum! Brands had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 65 to 74 Tuesday — a welcome improvement, but still below the 80 or better score you prefer to see.
This exclusive rating from Investor's Business Daily identifies market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock's price performance over the trailing 52 weeks holds up against all the other stocks in our database.
Decades of market research shows that the market's biggest winners tend to have an 80 or better RS Rating as they begin their largest price moves. See if Yum! Brands can continue to rebound and hit that benchmark.
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Yum! Brands is trading within a buy zone after moving past a 143.20 entry in a flat base. The proper buying range extends to 5% above the initial entry. Once a stock moves above that range, it's best to hold off investing and wait for it to set up another buying opportunity..
Yum! Brands saw both earnings and sales growth rise last quarter. Earnings-per-share increased from -5% to 21%. Revenue rose from 7% to 16%.
The company earns the No. 10 rank among its peers in the Retail-Restaurants industry group. Dutch Bros, CAVA Group and Cheesecake Factory are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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