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UBSによると、タコベルとKFCの勢いに支えられたヤム・ブランズ

-- UBS証券は水曜日のレポートで、タコベルとKFCが堅調な勢いを維持していることから、ヤム・ブランズ(YUM)は今後も成長を続ける見込みであり、悪天候、燃料費高騰、地政学的紛争、消費支出の低迷といった圧力がある中でも、業績見通しは維持される可能性が高いと述べた。 レポートによると、タコベルは、バリュー商品、新メニュー、マーケティング、デジタル需要に支えられ、第1四半期の主要な成長ドライバーとなる見込みだ。また、豊富な新商品開発パイプラインと拡大する飲料プラットフォームからも恩恵を受けるとみられ、ライブマス・カフェ構想は複数年にわたる売上増加の原動力になるとUBSは指摘している。 KFCも、英国とアジアでの好調に支えられ、堅調な推移が見込まれる。米国事業も、競争の激しい市場環境に直面しながらも改善傾向にあるとレポートは述べている。 タコベルの新規出店とKFCのインドおよび中国における開発パイプラインに牽引され、店舗数は引き続き堅調に増加すると予想されるが、ピザハットの閉鎖の可能性が拡大を一部相殺する可能性があるとレポートは指摘している。 ヤム・ブランズの主力ブランドは今後、より速い収益成長を支えると予想される一方、投資家はピザハットの見直しとバイト・プラットフォームに関する最新情報に注目している、とレポートは述べている。 UBSはヤム・ブランズ株の投資判断を「買い」に据え置き、目標株価を180ドルとした。 第1四半期決算は4月29日に発表予定。

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