Why YUM Stock surged +2.92% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$154.55 +2.92% NYSE • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) earns a Roarable Rating of B (Buy) with 72/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (70% profit margin, 60% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE B • BUY Cap $42.18B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+6.3% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:58% Call Buyers ($4.4M)
42% PutsMax Pain: $151.00
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Why YUM Stock surged +2.92% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) surged +2.92% to $154.55 as options desks priced 58% call premium vs. 42% put protection around the $151 max-pain magnet. High-quality cash engine (70% profit margin, 60% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 57% of its 52-week range ($134.26 – $170.14) with RSI-14 at 66.8 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $4.4M in bullish call flow vs. $3.2M in put flow (Put/Call 0.72x, implied earnings swing ±7.1%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable B (Buy) backed by 69.8% gross margin and $1.6B annual free cash flow.
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YUM // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -2.66%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $156.8H $157.5L $154.9C $155.4VOL 2.17M
RES: $179.0SUP: $126.8SMA50: $146.2SMA200: $153.5
$172.7$162.2$151.8$141.4$131.0RES $179.0SUP $126.8$155.42026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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YUM Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
20.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +8.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why is YUM stock moving today?

Why YUM Stock surged +2.92% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (70% profit margin, 60% return on capital) with steady institutional support.