NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $49.24 -1.77 (-3.47%) (As of 10/3/2024 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$48.87▼$50.5450-Day Range$29.24▼$51.0252-Week Range$28.50▼$56.15Volume7.42 million shsAverage Volume3.25 million shsMarket Capitalization$19.19 billionP/E Ratio24.74Dividend Yield1.30%Price Target$46.18Consensus 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… Seven “Forever Stocks” could enrich shareholders for decades (Ad)A few weeks ago, I asked my research team to investigate the top 10 best-performing stocks of the last 30 years. And the results will shock you!Seven Stocks to buy and Hold Forever Yum China Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreYUMC MarketRank™: Yum China scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 221 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingYum China has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, 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 Valuation1.9 / 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 24.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.07.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 24.74, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.18.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. 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 2.87. 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 Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.75% 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 3.8, 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 0.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, 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 Shorted2.75% 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 3.8, 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 0.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.81 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 12 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 3 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 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, 2024 | insidertrades.comWhy Chinese Stocks Reached 20-Month Highs This WeekOctober 3 at 4:34 PM | fool.comThe massive trade idea that’s being censoredThere is a red-hot sector right now that it seems like Google doesn’t want us to talk about… Because when we talk about it in email, sometimes those messages have trouble making it through to you. And it’s not just email! Videos from Youtube are also being removed. We don’t know exactly why it’s happening… Or if it’s being done manually or by an algorithm…. But we do know that you probably are going to want to see what they’re censoring.October 3, 2024 | DTI (Ad)Why Yum China Stock Soared 33% Last MonthOctober 3 at 3:16 PM | fool.comYum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) Shares Up 4.22% on Oct 2October 2 at 12:07 PM | gurufocus.comWhy PDD Holdings, Baidu, and Yum China Stocks Keep Going UpOctober 2 at 11:07 AM | fool.comYum China (NYSE:YUMC) Shares Gap Up to $45.35October 2 at 9:03 AM | americanbankingnews.comYum China (NYSE:YUMC) Upgraded to "Strong-Buy" at CitigroupOctober 2 at 6:16 AM | americanbankingnews.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 beginning of the year. Since then, YUMC stock has increased by 16.0% and is now trading at $49.24. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Yum China's earnings last quarter? Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) posted its earnings results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.55 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. Does Yum China have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Yum China: Pure Biofuels Del Peru, Parkway Pipeline, Premcor, Ultramar Diamond Shamrock, AIR BP-PBF DEL PERU SAC, BELFAST STORAGE LTD, CANADIAN ULTRAMAR COMPANY, and more. Who are Yum China's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Yum China include SG Americas Securities LLC (0.04%), Appleton Partners Inc. MA and American National Bank & Trust. 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 Payable9/17/2024Today10/03/2024Next 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$46.18 High Stock Price Target$58.00 Low Stock Price Target$37.40 Potential Upside/Downside-6.2%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.99 Trailing P/E Ratio24.74 Forward P/E Ratio22.18 P/E Growth1.86Net 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$11.04 billion Price / Sales1.74 Cash Flow$3.40 per share Price / Cash Flow14.49 Book Value$17.18 per share Price / Book2.87Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares389,649,000Free Float388,480,000Market Cap$19.19 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.34 Social Links This page (NYSE:YUMC) was last updated on 10/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe world’s smartest man is in their crosshairsElon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. 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