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The price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $46.49 in the last session, down -0.96% from day before closing price of $46.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.05 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $47.23 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $46.43.
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 8.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.41 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 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 17166153728 and an Enterprise Value of 18498240512. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.47, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.06. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.70. 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 3.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.633 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.888.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.26, which has changed by 0.5373677 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 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 2.86%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.41%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUMC traded on average about 2.17M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1641040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 375.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 360.04M. Insiders hold about 3.56% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.88% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1752537600 were 6933417 with a Short Ratio of 3.19, compared to 1749772800 on 6652613. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6933417 and a Short% of Float of 1.8800000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUMC is 0.80, which was 0.72 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015338731The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.04.
