NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $35.60 +0.78 (+2.24%) (As of 12:28 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 Key Stats Today's Range$35.49▼$36.0950-Day Range$29.24▼$34.9052-Week Range$28.50▼$58.21Volume865,338 shsAverage Volume3.05 million shsMarket Capitalization$13.69 billionP/E Ratio17.89Dividend Yield1.80%Price Target$51.20Consensus RatingModerate Buy 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… We recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this… (Ad)The AI boom is just getting started. And the real wealth has still to be made…You must read this new presentation from Porter Stansberry. Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ StocksOverall MarketRank™: 98th PercentileYum China scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 205 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingYum China has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageYum China has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Yum China's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth11.71% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum China are expected to grow by 11.71% in the coming year, from $2.22 to $2.48 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 17.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.51.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 17.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.13.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. 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 2.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Yum China's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.76% 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 4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently increased by 9.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 1.85%, 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 32.16%. 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 25.81% 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 Shorted2.76% 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 4.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Yum China has recently increased by 9.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment1.02 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 1.02. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 10 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 8 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows4 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Yum China insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $619,671.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 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. YUMC Stock News HeadlinesThis Is the Top Large-Cap Stock Insiders Are BuyingSeptember 18 at 12:35 PM | insidertrades.comYum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Director Robert Blaine Aiken, Jr. Buys 3,000 SharesAugust 20, 2024 | insidertrades.comCentral Bank Abandons USDStartling new evidence shows the U.S. Central Bank is abandoning the currency we’ve relied on for centuries – the United States Dollar… And placing a ‘quiet bet’ on a new type of currency… Gold. September 19, 2024 | True Gold Republic (Ad)Yum China Holdings, Inc. (YUMC): Analysts Are Bullish On This Undervalued Cyclical Stock NowSeptember 15, 2024 | msn.comYum China Holdings Inc (0YU.HM)September 13, 2024 | sg.finance.yahoo.comAn Intrinsic Calculation For Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Suggests It's 30% UndervaluedSeptember 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comInvesco Ltd.'s Strategic Reduction in Yum China Holdings Inc.September 12, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comYum China Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE:YUMC) Stock On An Uptrend: Could Fundamentals Be Driving The Momentum?August 27, 2024 | finance.yahoo.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 at the start of the year. Since then, YUMC shares have decreased by 15.6% and is now trading at $35.81. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Yum China's earnings last quarter? Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.08. The firm's revenue was up .9% 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? Yum China's top institutional shareholders include Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.07%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (1.35%), Mondrian Investment Partners LTD (1.13%) and Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.91%). 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, 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 Yum! Brands (YUM), Alibaba Group (BABA), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Walt Disney (DIS). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend8/27/2024Dividend Payable9/17/2024Today9/19/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)10/29/2024Fiscal 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$51.20 High Stock Price Target$71.30 Low Stock Price Target$37.40 Potential Upside/Downside+47.0%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.80 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.99 Trailing P/E Ratio17.50 Forward P/E Ratio15.69 P/E Growth1.42Net Income$827 million Net Margins7.61% Pretax Margin11.12% Return on Equity12.41% Return on Assets7.24% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.01 Current Ratio1.23 Quick Ratio1.09 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$10.98 billion Price / Sales1.22 Cash Flow$3.16 per share Price / Cash Flow11.03 Book Value$17.18 per share Price / Book2.03Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares384,420,000Free Float388,480,000Market Cap$13.39 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.34 Social Links This page (NYSE:YUMC) was last updated on 9/19/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersChina Stockpiling Gold “Like No Tomorrow”For 18 consecutive months, China’s central bank has increased its gold reserve. 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