Ecopetrol SA vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Ecopetrol SA trades at $17.01 (market cap $33.69B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $144.75 (market cap $39.50B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Ecopetrol SA pays the higher dividend (3.82%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EC | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $33.69B | $39.50B |
Sector | Energy | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $17.40 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $8.56 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $63.86B | $51.10B |
Dividend Yield | 3.82% | 2.07% |
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Ecopetrol SA is a vertically integrated oil company with operations in Latin America and the United States Gulf Coast. Based out of Colombia, the company explores, develops, and conducts production activities in various countries. Ecopetrol works as the primary operator or partner in a joint venture, in a host of assets held onshore and offshore. Along with production, the company refines and markets crude oils and byproducts produced from its fields. Crude products are moved by Ecopetrol through a series of pipelines throughout Colombia, along with a network of third-party production centers and facilities.
Read more on EC →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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