Yum Brands: This Undervalued Stock Can Outperform McDonald's, Darden

By Junheng Li:This article was first published on Forbes.

By Ed Pandos:I was recently sitting in a Mexican restaurant talking to a friend of mine about investing, his name is Scott. Since we were eating Mexican food and Scott enjoys tacos I told him maybe he should think of investing in YUM (YUM) which holds the Taco Bell business. I told him not only do you get Taco Bell with YUM, but you also get KFC and Pizza Hut as well.

By Jonathan Yates:There are 30 trillion reasons for investors to be bullish about global restaurant chain stocks such as McDonald's (NYSE: MCD), Burger King Worldwide (NYSE: BKW), Yum! Brands (NYSE:

The Dividend Pig submits: Yum! Brands Inc. (NYSE: YUM) is the world’s largest quick service restaurant company, with more than 37,000 units in more than 110 countries and territories. YUM’s portfolio includes 5 brand concepts: KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food Restaurants (A&W). Sales, Earnings, Free Cash Flow

Let’s congratulate McDonald’s. If rehab requires admitting you have a problem, then the company’s first step was a webinar with franchisees, noting that 20 percent of customer complaints are due to “unfriendly service.” 

By Valuentum: Yum! Brands (YUM) issued strong first-quarter results after the close Wednesday that showed improving domestic performance but cost pressures in its fastest-growing markets. We still believe Yum! Brands is the best way to play restaurant expansion in emerging markets (namely China), but the firm's shares already reflect this opportunity, in our opinion.

By Tradevestor:Part four of the "Stock A vs. Stock B" series pits three restaurant industry heavyweights: McDonald's Corporation (MCD) vs. Darden Restaurants, Inc (DRI). vs. Yum!