Today's Research Reports on Trending Tickers: Starbucks and YUM! Brands

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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / December 14, 2018 / U.S. markets finished modestly higher on Thursday as investors continue to worry about trade tensions between the U.S. and China. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.29 percent to close at 24,597.38, while the S&P 500 Index fell 0.02 percent to close at 2,650.54. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 0.39 percent to close at 7,070.33.

“Trade tensions between the U.S. and China is the biggest factor creating volatility,” said the president of Caliber Financial Partners, Patrick Healey. “Investors are clinging to the recent positive news about trade negotiations, but we won’t see the end of this volatility until there is a concrete agreement in place,” Healey added.

The Market Edge Initiates Coverage on:

Starbucks Corporation
https://marketedgereport.com/report/SBUX/

YUM! Brands, Inc.
https://marketedgereport.com/report/YUM/

Starbucks’ stock moved 1.18% higher Thursday, to close the day at $66.91. The stock recorded a trading volume of 9,993,443 shares, which was below its three months average volume of 12,847,679 shares. In the last year, Starbucks’ shares have traded in a range of 47.37 - 68.98. The share price has gained 41.25% from its 52 week low. The company's shares are currently trading above their 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $65.10 is above its 200-day moving average of $56.76. Shares of the company are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 20.65. Shares of Starbucks have fallen roughly 0.74 percent in the past month and are up 16.51 percent year-to-date.

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On Thursday, shares of YUM! Brands recorded a trading volume of 3,329,955 shares, which was above the three months average volume of 2,078,142 shares. The stock ended the day 3.32% higher at $93.46. The share price has fallen 0.71% from its 52 week high with a 52 week trading range of 75.88 - 94.13. The company's shares are currently trading above their 200-day moving average. The stock's 50-day moving average of $89.10 is above its 200-day moving average of $85.30. Shares of the company are trading at a Price to Earnings ratio of 19.07. Shares of YUM! Brands have gained roughly 4.98 percent in the past month and are up 14.52 percent year-to-date.

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Our Actionable Research on Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) and YUM! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) can be downloaded free of charge at The Market Edge.

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