Yum! Brands Inc (YUM · NYSE)

Yum! Brands shares have fallen 8.9% over the past month to $137.99, leaving the stock 17.2% below its 52-week high with an RSI of 27 and volume running 2.1x its 20-day average. The selling pressure coincides with a reported 12.2% slump in Taco Bell traffic tied to a Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, a headwind for what had been a strong-performing brand. Fundamentals remain solid despite the drawdown: Q2 revenue rose 12.2% year-over-year to $2.17B, earnings jumped 131.6%, and the company beat consensus in three of its last four quarters, though leverage sits at 4.0x debt/EBITDA with a current ratio of 0.59. The stock trades at 17.4x earnings versus an analyst target of $172.89.