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The price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $35.92 in the last session, down -1.62% from day before closing price of $36.51. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.81 million shares were traded. YUMC stock price reached its highest trading level at $37.375 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $35.92.
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 6.01 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.39. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.35 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 this company, Deutsche Bank on December 19, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $58.
On September 22, 2023, Jefferies Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $65.78 to $71.30.
CLSA Upgraded its Outperform to Buy on September 15, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $71.60.
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 Nov 24 ’23 when Zhang Leila sold 1,790 shares for $45.02 per share. The transaction valued at 80,586 led to the insider holds 17,081 shares of the business.
Wat Joey bought 14,000 shares of YUMC for $647,615 on Nov 22 ’23. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 269,144 shares after completing the transaction at $46.26 per share. On Nov 21 ’23, another insider, Wang Warton, who serves as the General Manager, KFC of the company, sold 3,975 shares for $46.78 each. As a result, the insider received 185,961 and left with 5,108 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 14017311744 and an Enterprise Value of 14464640000. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.04, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.57. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.313 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.485.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for YUMC is 0.46, which has changed by -0.41877025 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23568535 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, YUMC has reached a high of $64.50, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.86%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, YUMC traded on average about 3.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3510220 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 407.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 386.34M. Insiders hold about 3.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.20% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of 1713139200 were 13694947 with a Short Ratio of 4.16, compared to 1710460800 on 10987885. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13694947 and a Short% of Float of 3.5099998.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for YUMC is 0.55, which was 0.55 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015064367The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.92.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) is a result of the insights provided by 3.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.On average, analysts expect EPS of $3.9 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $4.49 and a low estimate of $3.6, while EPS last year was $3.68. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $5.35, with high estimates of $5.56 and low estimates of $5.16.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $17.76 and $15.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.08. EPS for the following year is $19.47, with 25.0 analysts recommending between $22.54 and $17.65.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $22.03B. It ranges from a high estimate of $23.98B to a low estimate of $20.82B. As of the current estimate, Yum China Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $20.99BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $24.96B. There is a high estimate of $26.05B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $23.1B.
A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $97.48B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $85.65B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $92.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $85.94BBased on 28 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $101.78B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $110.5B and the low estimate is $93.05B.
