Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) Stock Holdings Lifted by Mackenzie Financial Corp\n\nMackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in Yum! Brands, Inc. by 254.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 242,668 shares of the restaurant operator's stock after purchasing an additional 174,280 shares during the quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp owned approximately 0.09% of Yum! Brands worth $38,186,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.\n\nA number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC grew its stake in Yum! Brands by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,605 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $886,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Yum! Brands by 0.8% in the first quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,178 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $1,444,000 after purchasing an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. grew its stake in Yum! Brands by 2.1% in the first quarter. Lakeshore Capital Group Inc. now owns 3,614 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $569,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. grew its stake in Yum! Brands by 4.5% in the first quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 1,908 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $300,000 after purchasing an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Yum! Brands by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 3,923 shares of the restaurant operator's stock valued at $526,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares in the last quarter.\n\nHedge funds and other institutional investors own 82.37% of the company's stock.\n\nInsider Activity at Yum! Brands\nIn other news, CEO sold 7,117 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.60, for a total value of $1,043,352.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 102,893 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,084,113.80. This represents a 6.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC. Also, CEO sold 272 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $148.28, for a total value of $40,332.16. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,755 shares in the company, valued at approximately $260,231.40. This represents a 13.42% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 14,720 shares of company stock worth $2,150,965. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.\n\nWall Street Analysts Forecast Growth\nA number of analysts have weighed in on YUM shares. Piper Sandler boosted their price target on Yum! Brands from $150.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a \"neutral\" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on Yum! Brands from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock an \"in-line\" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Barclays boosted their price target on Yum! Brands from $163.00 to $167.00 and gave the stock an \"overweight\" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Citigroup boosted their price target on Yum! Brands from $148.00 to $151.00 and gave the stock a \"neutral\" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on Yum! Brands from $176.00 to $174.00 and set an \"outperform\" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 7th. Thirteen research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Yum! Brands presently has a consensus rating of \"Hold\" and an average target price of $159.86.\n\nYum! Brands Stock Up 0.6% opened at $145.16 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $145.67 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.97. The stock has a market cap of $40.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.74. Yum! Brands, Inc. has a 12 month low of $122.13 and a 12 month high of $163.30.\n\nYum! Brands ( - ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The restaurant operator reported $1.30 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.29 by $0.01. Yum! Brands had a negative return on equity of 20.80% and a net margin of 18.42%. The firm had revenue of $1.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.85 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.15 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Yum! Brands, Inc. will post 5.94 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.\n\nYum! Brands Dividend Announcement\nThe business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 27th were paid a $0.71 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, May 27th. This represents a $2.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.96%. Yum! Brands's dividend payout ratio is currently 56.57%.\n\nAbout Yum! Brands\nYum! Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division segments. It also operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and The Habit Burger Grill brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches, Mexican-style food categories, and other food products.

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) Stock Holdings Lifted by Mackenzie Financial Corp

The article details institutional investors increasing their stakes in Yum! Brands, including Mackenzie Financial Corp, which raised its position by 254.8% in Q1. It also covers CEO insider activity, analyst ratings, stock performance, quarterly earnings results, and a recent dividend announcement. Key players include multiple hedge funds, institutional investors, and Wall Street analysts.