ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. trades at $16.72 (market cap $2.07B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 19.1× ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc.'s market cap, and ARMOUR Residential REIT, Inc. pays the higher dividend (17.28%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ARR | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.07B | $39.50B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $19.12 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $14.05 | $138.21 |
Dividend Yield | 17.28% | 2.07% |
Enterprise Value | — | $51.10B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
ARMOUR Residential REIT Inc is a real estate investment trust that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities or RMBS. These are issued or guaranteed by U.S.-government-sponsored enterprises, such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. The company's investment portfolio is composed of mortgage-backed securities, adjustable-rate mortgage securities, and multifamily mortgage-backed securities. In terms of total fair value, most Armour's investments are long-term, fixed-rate agency RMBS. Multifamily RMBS also represents a substantial amount. Fannie Mae guarantees most of the company's holdings. Armour derives substantially all its revenue as interest income from its investments.
Read more on ARR →Yum Brands is a U.S.-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (26,930 global units), Pizza Hut (18,380 units), Taco Bell (7,790 units), and The Habit Burger (310 units) at year-end 2021. With $58 billion in 2021 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world, behind McDonald's ($112.5 billion) but ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($36 billion) and Starbucks ($25 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, created via a 2016 spinoff transaction (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon Brands, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.
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