Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. Yum China Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.72 to $44.06
• 50-Day Range: $43.88 to $53.74
• 52-Week Range: $28.50 to $53.99
• Volume: 407,655 shs
• Average Volume: 2.92 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.40
• Dividend Yield: 2.25%
• Price Target: $48.70
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Yum China scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 74th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Yum China has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Yum China has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.17%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Yum China are expected to grow by 14.17% in the coming year, from $2.54 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Yum China is 18.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Yum China is 18.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 21.54.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Yum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.72. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Yum China has a P/B Ratio of 2.50. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.48% of the float of Yum China has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yum China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Yum China has recently decreased by 18.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Yum China pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Yum China does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Yum China is 41.20%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Yum China will have a dividend payout ratio of 33.10% next year. This indicates that Yum China will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.85

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.48% of the float of Yum China has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Yum China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Yum China has recently decreased by 18.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.23

News Sentiment

Yum China has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 75% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Yum China insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,242,176.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.30% of the stock of Yum China is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.58% of the stock of Yum China is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

YUMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have YUMC shares performed this year?

Yum China's stock was trading at $48.17 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, YUMC shares have decreased by 10.9% and is now trading at $42.9130.
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How were Yum China's earnings last quarter?

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 6th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.01. Yum China had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.83% and a net margin of 8.06%.
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Does Yum China have any subsidiaries?

Yum China subsidiaries include these companies: Pure Biofuels Del Peru, Parkway Pipeline, Premcor, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, AIR BP-PBF DEL PERU SAC, BELFAST STORAGE LTD, CANADIAN ULTRAMAR COMPANY, and others.

Who are Yum China's major shareholders?

Yum China's top institutional investors include RV Capital AG (0.13%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.03%), SG Americas Securities LLC (0.02%) and Legacy Wealth Asset Management LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Fred Hu, William Wang Yang, Joey Wat, Jeff Kuai, Johnson Huang, Leila Zhang, Peter A Bassi, Warton Wang, Alice H Wang, Duoduo (Howard) Huang, Robert Blaine Aiken Jr and Aiken Yuen.
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How do I buy shares of Yum China?

Shares of YUMC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Yum China own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Yum China investors own include Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/06/2025
• Record date for 3/27 Dividend: 3/06/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/27 Dividend: 3/06/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/27/2025
• Today: 4/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Eating places
• Sub-Industry: Restaurants, Hotels, Motels
• Current Symbol: NYSE:YUMC
• CIK: 1673358
• Web: www.yumchina.com
• Phone: 862124077777
• Fax: 86-21-2407-8888
• Employees: 450,000
• Year Founded: 1980

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $48.70
• High Stock Price Target: $60.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $37.40
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.0%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.33
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.28
• P/E Growth: 1.72
• Net Income: $911 million
• Net Margins: 8.06%
• Pretax Margin: 11.60%
• Return on Equity: 13.83%
• Return on Assets: 7.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.15

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.46
• Cash Flow: $2.91 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 15.10
• Book Value: $17.18 per share
• Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 376,125,000
• Free Float: 378,625,000
• Market Cap: $16.50 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.32