DJ Yum! Brands Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Yum! Brands Inc. $(YUM)$ slipped 1.82% to $148.11 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,785.76 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 53,732.41.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Yum! Brands Inc. closed 12.95% 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 Friday, as McDonald's Corp. $(MCD)$ rose 0.21% to $272.83, Starbucks Corp. $(SBUX)$ fell 0.22% to $107.69, and Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. $(CMG)$ rose 2.73% to $33.50.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 943,239 below its 50-day average volume of 2.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 14, 2026.