The closing price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) was $38.10 for the day, down -7.52% from the previous closing price of $41.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 6517171 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of YUMC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.87 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.42. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 16.17B and an Enterprise Value of 16.11B. As of this moment, Yum’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.39, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 15.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.39 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.47 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.16.
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 39.39, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 48.88.
Shares Statistics:
YUMC traded an average of 3.69M shares per day over the past three months and 3.54M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 407.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 387.55M. Insiders hold about 3.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.33% stake in the company. Shares short for YUMC as of Feb 29, 2024 were 9.14M with a Short Ratio of 2.48, 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
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.52, YUMC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.55. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.26%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.55%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.90.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 5 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.67 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.69 and a low estimate of $0.64, 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 $2.21. EPS for the following year is $2.51, with 27 analysts recommending between $2.79 and $2.27.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 6 analysts. 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 7.70% 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.
