NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $48.58 -0.39 (-0.80%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Yum China Stock (NYSE:YUMC) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Yum China alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$47.87▼$48.6850-Day Range$43.36▼$51.4652-Week Range$28.50▼$52.00Volume2.86 million shsAverage Volume3.14 million shsMarket Capitalization$18.45 billionP/E Ratio21.50Dividend Yield1.32%Price Target$49.57Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewYum 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.Read More… Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks91st Percentile Overall ScoreYUMC MarketRank™: Yum China scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 218 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.6 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingYum China has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.25, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum China has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Yum China's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.16% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum China are expected to grow by 11.16% in the coming year, from $2.33 to $2.59 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 21.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 21.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 108.98.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioYum China has a P/B Ratio of 2.83. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.75% of the float of Yum China has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently decreased by 5.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 1.31%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthYum China does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Yum China is 28.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Yum China will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.71% next year. This indicates that Yum China will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Yum China's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.2 / 5Environmental Score-2.85 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.75% of the float of Yum China has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverYum China has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently decreased by 5.12%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.77 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 0.77. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 5 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $302,716.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.30% of the stock of Yum China is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions85.58% of the stock of Yum China is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Yum China's insider trading history. Receive YUMC Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Yum China and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address YUMC Stock News HeadlinesDuoduo (Howard) Huang Sells 6,377 Shares of Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) StockNovember 28, 2024 | insidertrades.comYum China Holdings: Potential For Sales Growth To AccelerateDecember 22 at 5:01 AM | seekingalpha.comWe recommended Palantir in 2021, now we’re recommending this...My research indicates there is only one investment that can meet AI's unprecedented demand for energy.December 23, 2024 | Behind the Markets (Ad)Yum China Holdings: Strategic ‘Crazy Four’ Drives Buy Rating Amid Macroeconomic ChallengesDecember 18, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comYum China (NYSE:YUMC) Cut to "Hold" at StockNews.comDecember 16, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comYum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from AnalystsDecember 14, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comYum China Holdings' (NYSE:YUMC) one-year earnings growth trails the shareholder returnsDecember 11, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comYum China announces $360 million share buyback planDecember 6, 2024 | msn.comSee More Headlines YUMC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have YUMC shares performed this year? Yum China's stock was trading at $42.43 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, YUMC stock has increased by 14.5% and is now trading at $48.58. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Yum China's earnings last quarter? Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. The company's revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. 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? Top institutional shareholders of Yum China include Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.07%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.02%), State Street Corp (1.53%) and Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (1.42%). Insiders that own company stock include Fred Hu, William Wang Yang, Joey Wat, Johnson Huang, Peter A Bassi, Leila Zhang, Warton Wang, Alice H Wang, Duoduo (Howard) Huang, Robert Blaine Aiken Jr, Aiken Yuen and Jeff Kuai. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Earnings11/04/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/17 Dividend11/26/2024Dividend Payable12/17/2024Today12/23/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorRetail/Wholesale Industry Eating places Sub-IndustryRestaurants, Hotels, Motels Current SymbolNYSE:YUMC CUSIPN/A CIK1673358 Webwww.yumchina.com Phone862124077777Fax86-21-2407-8888Employees432,000Year Founded1980Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$49.57 High Stock Price Target$60.00 Low Stock Price Target$37.40 Potential Upside/Downside+2.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.25 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.26 Trailing P/E Ratio21.50 Forward P/E Ratio20.85 P/E Growth1.76Net Income$827 million Net Margins7.97% Pretax Margin11.60% Return on Equity13.39% Return on Assets7.70% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio1.29 Quick Ratio1.15 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.20 billion Price / Sales1.65 Cash Flow$3.07 per share Price / Cash Flow15.83 Book Value$17.18 per share Price / Book2.83Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares379,764,000Free Float378,625,000Market Cap$18.45 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.36 Social Links A Beginner's Guide to Investing in CannabisUnlock your free copy of MarketBeat's comprehensive guide to pot stock investing and discover which cannabis companies are poised for growth. 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