Star Bulk Carriers Corp vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? Star Bulk Carriers Corp trades at $26.63 (market cap $2.91B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $148 (market cap $40.62B). The key difference: Yum! Brands, Inc. is far larger — about 14× Star Bulk Carriers Corp's market cap, and Star Bulk Carriers Corp pays the higher dividend (3.95%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SBLK | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $2.91B | $40.62B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $28.21 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $16.79 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $3.61B | $51.88B |
Dividend Yield | 3.95% | 2.04% |
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Star Bulk Carriers Corp. is a global shipping company specializing in the seaborne transportation of dry bulk commodities. The company owns and operates a large fleet of bulk carriers, primarily transporting major commodities such as iron ore, coal, and grain. SBLK focuses on the Capesize, Post Panamax, and Kamsarmax vessel segments, providing critical logistical services to commodity producers and consumers worldwide.
Read more on SBLK →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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