Yum! Brands Earnings: What to Watch

Last year was a good one for most stocks, including those in the restaurant industry. But Yum! Brands (NYSE: YUM) investors missed most of the market rally, with shares returning just 10% compared to the 29% average surge in the S&P 500.

Wall Street punished the stock in October after the owner of the KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut chains revealed weak third-quarter earnings results that raised questions about its growth prospects across its 18,000-plus Pizza Hut locations.

The company will get a chance to shift those expectations in an earnings report set to post on Thursday, Feb. 6. Let's look at what shareholders will want to see from that announcement.

Source Fool.com