Evercore ISI analyst David Palmer reiterated an Outperform rating and $190.00 price target on Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM)

The analyst comments "Our view: Unburdened by Pizza Hut, YUM will be easier-to-manage, faster-growing, and capital-light. As we discussed in our report (HERE), YUM’s more consistent double-digit EPS growth (we estimate 13%+ long-term) should push its valuation toward that of premium large-cap franchised hotel stocks (HLT/MAR). Today's announced proceeds for the sale of Pizza Hut ($2.7B gross proceeds and $2.3B in net proceeds) largely matched our expectations. We continue to estimate ~9% EPS dilution from the sale. Concurrently, the Board approved an incremental $4B in share repurchase. We reiterate our Outperform rating and $190 target (~27x post–Pizza Hut 2027e EPS of ~$7.00), with a path to our $210 upside scenario (30x) as the new YUM becomes more evident."

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Shares of Yum! Brands closed at $154.67 yesterday.