Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM)

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - Credit Suisse

Quick service restaurant operator Yum! Brands, Inc ( YUM .) saw its price target and earnings estimates boosted on Wednesday by analysts at Credit Suisse. 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - David Palmer at UBS

UBS analyst David Palmer boosted his rating on the owner of KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut to "Buy" from "Neutral." 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - David Palmer at UBS

In a research report released Tuesday, UBS financial analyst David Palmer cited increasing sales at its Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants and stabilizing fast food sales in China as reasons for the upgrade. 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - David Palmer at UBS

Shares of KFC and Pizza Hut owner Yum Brands ( YUM ) are higher by $1.31, or 3.7%, at $36.71, after UBS Securities analyst David Palmer raised his rating on the stock to "Buy" from "Neutral" and lifted his price target to $44 from $38, writing that the company is poised to see a higher return on invested capital and more stable earnings through refranchising. 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - UBS

Yum! Brands Inc climbed 2.3 percent to $36.21 in German trading after UBS AG upgraded the shares to "buy" from "neutral." 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - 24/7 Wall Street

We tallied up the likes of Yum! Brands, Inc., (NYSE:YUM), Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ: SBUX), Darden Restaurants, Inc., (NYSE: DRI), Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc (NYSE: CMG), Tim Horton's Inc (NYSE: THI), Wendy's/Arby's Group, Inc (NYSE: WEN), Burger King Holdings Inc (NYSE: BKC), Panera Bread Co (NASDAQ: PNRA), Brinker International Inc (NASDAQ: EAT), Jack in the Box Inc (NASDAQ: JACK), Buffalo Wild Wings Inc (NASDAQ: BWLD), Papa John's International Inc (NASDAQ: PZZA), Sonic Corp (NASDAQ: SONC), and Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ). And there are more than twice as many public restaurant and dining companies not reviewed for the restaurant chain tally and more which we showed in the chart of the restaurant and dining stocks. As far as the restaurant counts? 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - The Street.com

GE Capital, Franchise Finance recently provided a multi million dollar credit facility to Taco Bill, Inc., whose owners, William Mullin and Christopher Walsh, operate multiple Taco Bell franchise units in California and Maryland. The loan helps Taco Bill acquire seven new units throughout the Baltimore area Funding was provided through GE Capital, Franchise Finance's bank affiliate, GE Capital Financial, Inc "As leaders in franchise finance, we're thrilled to expand our relationship with Taco Bill," says Chris Poppe, vice president at GE Capital, Franchise Finance 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - Zacks Investment Research

The operator of Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC fast food chains, Yum! Brands, Inc ( YUM , Analyst Report ), recently reported fourth quarter 2009 results that modestly surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate on the heels of commodity deflation, lower costs and growth across China and International divisions. Results were offset by a sluggish performance in the US division Yum!'s quarterly earnings of 50 cents a share exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 48 cents, and was up 4 cents from the prior year quarter 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - Jason West at Deutsche Bank

KFC has tried to build on the considerable attention given its new grilled chicken in the US after a national rollout last spring Yum's profit is expected to rise even though its sales fell Strong operating profit in China and aggressive expansion overseas have been the main contributors to profit, but Yum's international division reported a 13 percent drop in third quarter profit Analysts and investors will watch for signs of a rebound Deutsche Bank analyst Jason West agreed with Yum's assessment that the company has a long way to go before reaching market saturation in China and its separate international division 

Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) - Jason West at Deutsche Bank

For the full year, analysts expect earnings of $226 per share on revenue of $1082 billion compared with actual earnings of $196 per share on revenue of $1128 billion in 2008 ANALYST TAKE: Deutsche Bank analyst Jason West told investors in a research note that Yum expects to benefit from "benign food cost inflation" He added that "we can't recall Yum entering a year where all three divisions were posting negative SSS (same store sales), perhaps making growth more challenging than usual"