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 (YUM -0.54%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Yum! and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Yum! facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Louisville, Ky. (1997) |
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Market Cap |
$29.3 billion |
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Industry |
Restaurants |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$13.6 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO David Novak CFO Patrick Grismer |
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Return on Capital (average, past 3 years) |
24.1% |
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Cash/Debt |
$942.0 million / $3.0 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2% |
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Competitors |
McDonald's (MCD -1.08%) Wendy's (WEN 0.10%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 3,293 members who have rated Yum! believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, InvestorDeb, tapped the stock's recent slide -- due to bad publicity stemming from a Chinese government safety review of chicken suppliers -- as tasty bargain opportunity:
[Yum!] has secured new suppliers , and the company has taken decisive action to address the issues. Growth in China may be slow for a few quarters, but that does not change the long-term story. International growth remains robust, driven by store expansion, new product innovation and improving demographics.
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