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In the latest session, Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $43.31 down -7.22% from its previous closing price of $46.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.92 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.44 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.71.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Yum China Holdings Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.81 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.72. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 16185293824 and an Enterprise Value of 18804500480. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.91. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.62. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.664 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.213.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.25, which has changed by 0.15926123 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09969199 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 -10.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.82%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, YUMC has traded an average of 3.27M shares per day and 3697590 over the past ten days. 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 90.51% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1744675200 were 9566825 with a Short Ratio of 2.93, compared to 1741910400 on 10957510. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9566825 and a Short% of Float of 2.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for YUMC is 0.72, from 0.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.0.
