Shares of Yum! Brands Rise to a New 52-Week High

Published on Thu, 11/29/2012 - 15:16
By Robert Cotter in 52 Week high-lows, YUM, 52 week high/lows, nyse:yum, yum! brands

Shares of Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) traded today at $74.75, breaking its 52-week high. This new high was reached on below average trading volume as 1.6 million shares traded hands, while the average 30-day volume is approximately 3.1 million shares.

Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) has potential upside of 6.6% based on a current price of $74.43 and analysts' consensus price target of $79.33. The stock should find initial support at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $67.59 and further support at its 200-day MA of $67.28.

Yum! Brands, Inc, owns and franchises quick-service restaurants worldwide. The Company develops, operates, franchises and licenses a worldwide system of restaurants which prepare, package and sell a menu of food items.

Yum! Brands share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $74.75 and a 52-week low of $53.65 and are now trading 39% above that low price at $74.43 per share. In the last five trading sessions, the 50-day moving average (MA) has climbed 0.6% while the 200-day MA has risen 0.2%.

By Robert Cotter
rcotter@fnno.com

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