5 Best Pizza Stocks To Buy Now

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1. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 51

Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) owns, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through four segments – the KFC Division, the Taco Bell Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Habit Burger Grill Division. Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM) is one of the best pizza stocks to watch. On May 3, the company reported a Q1 GAAP EPS of $1.05, falling short of Wall Street estimates by $0.07. However, the revenue of $1.65 billion outperformed market consensus by $23.55 million. The company paid a $0.605 per share quarterly dividend to shareholders on June 9. 

According to Insider Monkey’s first quarter database, 51 hedge funds were bullish on Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), compared to 48 funds in the prior quarter. Brandon Haley’s Holocene Advisors is the largest stakeholder of the company, with 1.38 million shares worth $183.4 million.

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