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As of close of business last night, Yum China Holdings Inc’s stock clocked out at $46.16, up 4.89% from its previous closing price of $44.01. In other words, the price has increased by $4.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.01 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $46.875 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.45.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of YUMC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 9.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.22. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 17286504448 and an Enterprise Value of 19270893568. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.84, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.88. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.705 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.491.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.35, which has changed by 0.1958549 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.049593568 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 -6.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.06%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that YUMC traded 2.77M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4056070 shares per day 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 84.74% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1741910400 were 10957510 with a Short Ratio of 3.96, compared to 1739491200 on 10169840. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10957510 and a Short% of Float of 2.93.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.64, YUMC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.72. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014542149The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.0.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) involves the perspectives of 4.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.61, with high estimates of $0.63 and low estimates of $0.59.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.76 and $2.31 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.55. EPS for the following year is $2.89, with 18.0 analysts recommending between $3.27 and $2.54.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 5 analysts expect revenue to total $3.13B. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.16B to a low estimate of $3.08B. As of the current estimate, Yum China Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.96BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.87B. There is a high estimate of $2.91B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.82B.
A total of 34 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.23B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.72B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $11.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $11.3BBased on 34 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $12.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $13.47B and the low estimate is $12.39B.
