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title: "Citi Keeps Their Hold Rating on Yum! Brands (YUM)"
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description: "Citi analyst Jon Tower has maintained a Hold rating on Yum! Brands (YUM) as of May 15, with shares closing at $149.97. Tower, who focuses on the Consumer Cyclical sector, has an average return of 11.3% and a 56.68% success rate. Bernstein's Danilo Gargiulo also issued a Hold rating on May 13, while Barclays maintained a Buy rating on April 30."
datetime: "2026-05-17T21:18:41.000Z"
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# Citi Keeps Their Hold Rating on Yum! Brands (YUM)

Citi analyst Jon Tower maintained a Hold rating on Yum! Brands on May 15. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $149.97.

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Tower covers the Consumer Cyclical sector, focusing on stocks such as Jack In The Box, Starbucks, and Wendy’s. According to TipRanks, Tower has an average return of 11.3% and a 56.68% success rate on recommended stocks.

In addition to Citi, Yum! Brands also received a Hold from Bernstein’s Danilo Gargiulo in a report issued on May 13. However, on April 30, Barclays maintained a Buy rating on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM).

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