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After finishing at $45.15 in the prior trading day, Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $44.56, down -1.31%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.87 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.535 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.31.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of YUMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.06 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 23.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.00 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 16672570368 and an Enterprise Value of 18007115776. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.67. 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 2.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.593 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.738.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.28, which has changed by 0.2082429 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 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 $28.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.68%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.00M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5279350 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 378.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 361.27M. Insiders hold about 3.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.10% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1743379200 were 8970750 with a Short Ratio of 2.99, compared to 1740700800 on 10817604. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8970750 and a Short% of Float of 2.4.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, YUMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.64, compared to 0.72 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014174972The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.0.
