Market Insight: Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC)’s Notable Drop, Closing at 44.61

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In the latest session, Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $44.61 down -4.25% from its previous closing price of $46.59. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.92 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $45.34 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $44.25.

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 6.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.24. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.15 and its Current Ratio is at 1.29. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.32.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, JP Morgan on November 06, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Overweight and sets its target price to $60 from $35.50 previously.

On December 19, 2023, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $58.Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating on December 19, 2023, with a $58 target price.

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 Nov 25 ’24 when HUANG Duoduo (Howard) sold 6,377 shares for $47.47 per share. The transaction valued at 302,716 led to the insider holds 16,641 shares of the business.

HUANG Duoduo (Howard) bought 6,377 shares of YUMC for $302,716 on Nov 25 ’24. On Nov 08 ’24, another insider, DING Jerry, who serves as the Chief People Officer of the company, sold 1,000 shares for $50.00 each. As a result, the insider received 50,000 and left with 1,478 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 16849331200 and an Enterprise Value of 17557239808. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.43. 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 1.45 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.567 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.946.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, YUMC has reached a high of $52.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $28.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.87%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, YUMC has traded an average of 2.71M shares per day and 1897600 over the past ten days. A total of 381.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 365.27M. Insiders hold about 3.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.27% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1734048000 were 10589952 with a Short Ratio of 3.90, compared to 1731628800 on 14451845. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10589952 and a Short% of Float of 2.8099999.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for YUMC is 0.64, from 0.61 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013092939The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.99.

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