After finishing at $39.00 in the prior trading day, Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) closed at $37.88, down -2.87%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1931298 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of YUMC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.24 and its Current Ratio is at 1.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.40 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 14.86B and an Enterprise Value of 14.80B. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.41. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.35 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.33.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, YUMC has reached a high of $64.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $33.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 39.30, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 48.49.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.78M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3.76M shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 407.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 386.55M. Insiders hold about 3.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.08% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of Feb 29, 2024 were 9.14M with a Short Ratio of 2.42, compared to 8.03M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.30% and a Short% of Float of 2.30%.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, YUMC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.52, compared to 0.55 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.33%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.69%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.90.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 5 different market analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.66 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.69 and a low estimate of $0.63, while EPS last year was $0.69. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.51, with high estimates of $0.57 and low estimates of $0.46.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.49 and $2.07 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.2. EPS for the following year is $2.5, with 27 analysts recommending between $2.79 and $2.27.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $3.07B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.36B to a low estimate of $2.95B. As of the current estimate, Yum China Holdings Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.77B, an estimated increase of 11.00% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.89B, an increase of 7.60% less than the figure of $11.00% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $3.06B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.81B.
A total of 26 analysts have provided revenue estimates for YUMC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.92B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $11.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10.98B, up 9.30% from the average estimate. Based on 27 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $13.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $14.25B and the low estimate is $12.48B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.20% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
