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The price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $47.22 in the last session, down -1.97% from day before closing price of $48.17. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.97 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.19 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $48.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $47.175.
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 7.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 18.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.
On November 06, 2024, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $35.50 to $60.
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 Dec 11 ’25 when Zhang Leila sold 7,689 shares for $47.22 per share. The transaction valued at 363,075 led to the insider holds 58,262 shares of the business.
Leila Zhang bought 7,689 shares of YUMC for $363,108 on Dec 11 ’25. On Nov 24 ’25, another insider, HUANG Duoduo (Howard), who serves as the Chief Supply Chain Officer of the company, sold 4,888 shares for $48.10 each. As a result, the insider received 235,113 and left with 22,510 shares of the company.
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 16735157248 and an Enterprise Value of 17768960000. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.57, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.55. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.48 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.02. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.536 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.171.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.13, which has changed by 0.114788294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 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 $41.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.84%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUMC traded on average about 1.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 943820 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 364.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 347.93M. Insiders hold about 3.73% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.17% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1767139200 were 5675450 with a Short Ratio of 4.41, compared to 1764288000 on 6638206. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5675450 and a Short% of Float of 1.6099999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUMC is 0.96, which was 0.88 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018268632. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.17.
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 $0.88, with high estimates of $0.89 and low estimates of $0.87.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.55 and $2.34 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.48. EPS for the following year is $2.83, with 19.0 analysts recommending between $2.99 and $2.59.
Revenue Estimates
According to 8 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.72B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.78B to a low estimate of $2.69B. As of. The current estimate, Yum China Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.6BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.21B. There is a high estimate of $3.29B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3.11B.
A total of 25 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $11.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.63B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.69B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.3BBased on 30 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.69B and the low estimate is $12.05B.
