Yum China (YUMC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) is scheduled to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Monday, November 4th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter. Persons that are interested in registering for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm had revenue of $2.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.76 billion. Yum China had a net margin of 7.61% and a return on equity of 12.41%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.47 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Yum China to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yum China Price Performance

Shares of YUMC traded up $1.06 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $44.69. 4,894,848 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,257,329. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $39.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $36.15. The stock has a market cap of $17.41 billion, a PE ratio of 22.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.35. Yum China has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $53.42.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 27th were issued a dividend of $0.16 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, August 27th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.43%. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is 32.16%.

Insider Activity

In other Yum China news, insider Jeff Kuai bought 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the acquisition, the insider now owns 3,900 shares in the company, valued at approximately $127,608. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In related news, Director Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr. bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 16th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $33.74 per share, for a total transaction of $101,220.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,088 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $407,849.12. This trade represents a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Jeff Kuai bought 3,900 shares of Yum China stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $32.72 per share, with a total value of $127,608.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the insider now directly owns 3,900 shares in the company, valued at $127,608. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders purchased 18,400 shares of company stock worth $619,671 over the last three months. 0.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on YUMC. Citigroup raised shares of Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Macquarie raised Yum China from an "underperform" rating to an "outperform" rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $30.00 to $37.40 in a research note on Tuesday, August 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $46.18.

Yum China Company Profile

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.