Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc decreased its stake in Yum Brands Inc (YUM) by 34.77% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc sold 7,080 shares as the company’s stock rose 2.03% while stock markets declined. The institutional investor held 13,284 shares of the consumer services company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $1.21M, down from 20,364 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc who had been investing in Yum Brands Inc for a number of months, seems to be less bullish one the $28.72 billion market cap company. The stock increased 0.56% or $0.52 during the last trading session, reaching $93.85. About 1.52M shares traded. YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) has risen 8.68% since February 14, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 8.68% the S&P500. Some Historical YUM News: 02/05/2018 – Yum Brands 1Q-End Global Franchise Ownership Mix 97%; 02/05/2018 – YUM EXECUTIVES DISCUSS RESULTS ON EARNINGS CALL; 16/05/2018 – TELEPIZZA GROUP SA TPZ.MC – TARGETS AVERAGE ANNUAL CAPEX BY 2021 OF ABOUT 40 MLN EUROS; 16/05/2018 – Pizza Hut bets on LatAm, Caribbean with Telepizza franchise deal; 02/05/2018 – Yum Brands Opened 239 Net New Units for 3% Net New Unit Growth in 1Q; 30/04/2018 – Raise A Slice: Pizza Hut® Celebrates 60 Years With New Double Cheesy Crust Pan Pizza; 09/05/2018 – Libstar makes market debut on Johannesburg bourse; 08/03/2018 – YUM EXECUTIVES CONCLUDE COMMENTS; 27/03/2018 – Pizza Hut® To Auction Off “Final Four” Pairs Of Pie Tops II On eBay Charity; 08/05/2018 – Taco Bell’s Naked Chicken Chalupa Is Back And Wilder Than Ever On May 10

Farmstead Capital Management Llc increased its stake in Intelsat S A (I) by 86.89% based on its latest 2018Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Farmstead Capital Management Llc bought 590,000 shares as the company’s stock declined 5.75% with the market. The institutional investor held 1.27M shares of the telecommunications equipment company at the end of 2018Q3, valued at $38.07 million, up from 679,000 at the end of the previous reported quarter. Farmstead Capital Management Llc who had been investing in Intelsat S A for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $3.15B market cap company. The stock decreased 0.78% or $0.18 during the last trading session, reaching $22.82. About 1.23M shares traded. Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) has risen 592.21% since February 14, 2018 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 592.21% the S&P500. Some Historical I News: 30/05/2018 – Intelsat Appoints Juan Pablo Cofino Regional Vice Pres, Latin Amer and the Caribbean; 15/03/2018 – Intelsat Announces Early Tender Results for Certain Notes of Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A; 02/04/2018 – Intelsat Announces Final Results and Final Settlement of Tender Offer for Certain Notes of Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A. and Notice of Redemption of $46 Million of Such Notes; 03/05/2018 – MCINTYRE SAYS INTELSAT NEEDS TO RAISE $400M-$500M; 16/04/2018 – Intelsat General Part of Team Selected to Build New Satellite Navigation Payload for the Federal Aviation Administration; 03/05/2018 – MCINTYRE SAYS INTELSAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE CAPITAL RAISE; 17/05/2018 – Intelsat 30.5% Owned by Hedge Funds; 01/05/2018 – INTELSAT 1Q REV. $543.8M, EST. $521.8M; 24/04/2018 – Intelsat General Selected to Deliver Radio and Television Programming to U.S. Troops Worldwide; 15/03/2018 – INTELSAT: EARLY TENDER RESULTS BY UNIT INTELSAT CONNECT FINANCE

More notable recent Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) news were published by: Seekingalpha.com which released: “Dividend Cut, What Do I Do? – Seeking Alpha” on February 14, 2019, also Marketwatch.com with their article: “Here’s what low NYSE trading volume is telling us about the stock market’s direction – MarketWatch” published on January 20, 2019, Fool.com published: “5 Marijuana Stocks That Call the NYSE Home – Motley Fool” on February 13, 2019. More interesting news about Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “Emerge Energy Offers Board Seat To M&A Specialist – Seeking Alpha” published on February 14, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “PepsiCo: Is It One Of The Best Dividend Stocks? – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: February 14, 2019.

Among 10 analysts covering Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I), 2 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 6 Hold. Therefore 20% are positive. Intelsat S.A. had 21 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The firm has “Hold” rating given on Wednesday, June 7 by Jefferies. The stock has “Hold” rating by J.P. Morgan on Thursday, March 1. On Wednesday, November 1 the stock rating was downgraded by UBS to “Sell”. The stock of Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) earned “Buy” rating by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, June 20. The stock of Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) has “Buy” rating given on Friday, September 8 by Jefferies. Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to “Equal-Weight” rating in Monday, November 12 report. The stock of Intelsat S.A. (NYSE:I) has “Buy” rating given on Thursday, July 27 by RBC Capital Markets. The firm earned “Outperform” rating on Thursday, October 5 by RBC Capital Markets. The stock has “Market Perform” rating by Wells Fargo on Friday, February 26. On Monday, July 18 the stock rating was downgraded by Raymond James to “Underperform”.

More notable recent YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) news were published by: Bizjournals.com which released: “Former Yum executive to lead international sports organization – Louisville Business First” on January 16, 2019, also Seekingalpha.com with their article: “Taco Bell Seeks Veggie Crowd – Seeking Alpha” published on February 14, 2019, Bizjournals.com published: “Chalupa hoopla: Why Taco Bell signed a downtown Orlando deal — and why it matters – Orlando Business Journal” on January 30, 2019. More interesting news about YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) were released by: Seekingalpha.com and their article: “Yum China Q4 2018 Earnings Preview – Seeking Alpha” published on January 30, 2019 as well as Seekingalpha.com‘s news article titled: “Taco Bell leads sales growth at Yum Brands – Seeking Alpha” with publication date: February 07, 2019.

Since September 17, 2018, it had 1 insider buy, and 12 sales for $10.94 million activity. On Tuesday, January 15 Lowings Anthony sold $259,808 worth of YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) or 2,889 shares. $588,004 worth of YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) was sold by Gibbs David W on Monday, December 17. 1,681 YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) shares with value of $148,611 were sold by Skeans Tracy L. 13,986 shares were sold by Creed Greg, worth $1.32M on Monday, February 11. Shares for $67,050 were sold by Catlett Scott on Thursday, December 6. $4.06 million worth of YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) shares were sold by Eaton Roger G..

Among 31 analysts covering YUM! Brands (NYSE:YUM), 11 have Buy rating, 2 Sell and 18 Hold. Therefore 35% are positive. YUM! Brands had 119 analyst reports since July 1, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. Nomura maintained YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) on Friday, September 15 with “Buy” rating. RBC Capital Markets maintained YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) rating on Wednesday, October 21. RBC Capital Markets has “Top Pick” rating and $87.0 target. The company was maintained on Friday, February 9 by Stifel Nicolaus. JP Morgan maintained the shares of YUM in report on Thursday, July 14 with “Overweight” rating. Oppenheimer maintained the shares of YUM in report on Wednesday, December 2 with “Outperform” rating. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Thursday, June 15 with “Buy”. As per Wednesday, July 1, the company rating was maintained by UBS. Morgan Stanley maintained it with “Equal-Weight” rating and $92 target in Monday, March 26 report. The rating was upgraded by Cowen & Co on Tuesday, December 1 to “Outperform”. As per Wednesday, September 6, the company rating was maintained by Robert W. Baird.

Investors sentiment decreased to 0.87 in Q3 2018. Its down 0.06, from 0.93 in 2018Q2. It worsened, as 48 investors sold YUM shares while 267 reduced holdings. 98 funds opened positions while 176 raised stakes. 210.38 million shares or 3.21% less from 217.35 million shares in 2018Q2 were reported. Pictet Asset Mgmt Ltd stated it has 0.05% of its portfolio in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Mcf Advsr Ltd Liability reported 200 shares. State Of Alaska Department Of Revenue invested in 60,358 shares. Martingale Asset Management LP owns 234,920 shares. Bristol John W And holds 784,236 shares or 1.89% of its portfolio. Clearbridge Invs Limited Liability Corporation stated it has 4,825 shares. Profit Invest Management Limited Liability holds 0.2% of its portfolio in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) for 2,970 shares. Evermay Wealth Limited Liability Com has invested 0.14% in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Washington Tru reported 0.02% in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Glenmede Na holds 144,414 shares or 0.05% of its portfolio. Baystate Wealth Limited Liability holds 1,356 shares or 0.02% of its portfolio. Wetherby Asset Mngmt has invested 0.06% in YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM). Keybank Natl Association Oh reported 24,245 shares. 50,789 are held by Metropolitan Life Insurance Ny. Jennison Assoc Ltd holds 7,454 shares.

Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc, which manages about $600.60 million and $329.53 million US Long portfolio, upped its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) by 5,576 shares to 10,038 shares, valued at $2.45M in 2018Q3, according to the filing. It also increased its holding in Diageo P L C (NYSE:DEO) by 2,904 shares in the quarter, for a total of 10,334 shares, and has risen its stake in Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLV).