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The price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $42.56 in the last session, down -1.25% from day before closing price of $43.1. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.26 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.525.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at YUMC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.72. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.22 and its Current Ratio is at 1.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.31.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 14 ’25 when Zhang Leila sold 4,000 shares for $50.59 per share. The transaction valued at 202,359 led to the insider holds 52,075 shares of the business.
Wat Joey sold 37,252 shares of YUMC for $1,851,667 on Mar 05 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 382,657 shares after completing the transaction at $49.71 per share. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, Wat Joey, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 37,252 shares for $49.71 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, YUMC now has a Market Capitalization of 15504202752 and an Enterprise Value of 16615879680. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.453 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.616.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.17, which has changed by 0.114427805 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, YUMC has reached a high of $53.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -8.23%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUMC traded on average about 1.95M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1767800 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 371.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 355.59M. Insiders hold about 3.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.96% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1756425600 were 7662126 with a Short Ratio of 3.93, compared to 1753920000 on 6100897. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7662126 and a Short% of Float of 2.1.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUMC is 0.88, which was 0.8 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018561486. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.08.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 4.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.37, with high estimates of $0.38 and low estimates of $0.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.66 and $2.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.5. EPS for the following year is $2.86, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $3.18 and $2.58.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $3.2B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.25B to a low estimate of $3.14B. As of the current estimate, Yum China Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.07BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.71B. There is a high estimate of $2.76B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.65B.
A total of 30 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.56B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.74B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.3BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.42B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.17B and the low estimate is $12B.
