DJ Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. (YUM) slipped 1.60% to $135.75 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.14% to 7,637.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.61% to 51,778.04.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Yum! Brands Inc. closed 20.21% below its 52-week high of $170.14, which the company reached on July 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as McDonald's Corp. (MCD) fell 0.03% to $248.48, Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) fell 0.69% to $96.67, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) fell 0.50% to $33.51.
Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 519,639 below its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 17, 2026.