NYSE:YUMC Yum China (YUMC) Stock Price, News & Analysis $43.51 -0.38 (-0.87%) (As of 04:00 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$43.31▼$44.1650-Day Range$33.16▼$51.0252-Week Range$28.50▼$53.50Volume1.09 million shsAverage Volume3.25 million shsMarket Capitalization$16.73 billionP/E Ratio21.02Dividend Yield1.47%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… Next opportunity for crypto millions (Ad)According to Steven Lubka, head of a private equity firm with over $250M in assets under management, "Bitcoin is poised to reach six-figures, no matter who wins the U.S. presidential election…" And as Bitcoin rallies, we could see other smaller coins rise to heights never seen before. Coins that you may not have even heard of before could shoot up 10x, 20x, maybe even 150x in the coming months… Just click here to request my "Bull Run Millionaire Blueprint" now. 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 54th out of 195 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 Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.61% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Yum China are expected to grow by 12.61% in the coming year, from $2.22 to $2.50 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 21.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 134.12.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Yum China is 21.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 22.00.Price to Earnings Growth RatioYum China has a PEG Ratio of 1.63. 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 2.53. 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 Shorted3.80% 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 38.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldYum China pays a meaningful dividend of 1.47%, 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 30.92%. 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 25.60% 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 Shorted3.80% 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 38.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment0.97 News SentimentYum China has a news sentiment score of 0.97. 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 0.40 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Yum China this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest19 people have searched for YUMC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 217% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Yum China to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% 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 HeadlinesYum China Holdings Considers Quarterly DividendOctober 24 at 2:04 PM | markets.businessinsider.comYum China to consider declaration and payment of a quarterly dividendOctober 24 at 2:04 PM | markets.businessinsider.com$25,000 into $109,616 in two months? Today I want to show you how our research shows you could’ve grown a $25,000 account into $109,616.12 within the last TWO months. You see, former multi-million dollar hedge fund manager Roger Scott spent the better half of 2023 developing what might be the most advanced trading tool that exists… It’s a revolutionary software system that tracks the moves of institutional investors…. in real time…October 24, 2024 | WealthPress (Ad)Yum China Announces Disclosure under Hong Kong Stock Exchange Rules in Relation to a Possible Quarterly DividendOctober 23 at 7:13 AM | prnewswire.comYum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by BrokeragesOctober 20, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comYum China to Report Third Quarter 2024 Financial ResultsOctober 17, 2024 | prnewswire.comYum China Stock Bounces Back: Can Recent Rally Beat Short-Term Headwinds?October 16, 2024 | benzinga.comWhy Yum China, GDS Holdings, and Other Chinese Stocks Got Thrashed on TuesdayOctober 16, 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 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, YUMC shares have increased by 2.4% and is now trading at $43.46. 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 results on Monday, August, 5th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.08. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. Does Yum China have any subsidiaries? Yum China subsidiaries include 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 investors of Yum China include Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.91%), Raymond James & Associates (0.37%), DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.26%) and PBCay One RSC Ltd (0.18%). 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 Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Yum! Brands (YUM) and Edwards Lifesciences (EW). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/05/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend8/27/2024Dividend Payable9/17/2024Today10/24/2024Next Earnings (Confirmed)11/04/2024Fiscal 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+6.1%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.07 Trailing P/E Ratio21.02 Forward P/E Ratio19.60 P/E Growth1.63Net 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 / Sales1.52 Cash Flow$3.12 per share Price / Cash Flow13.93 Book Value$17.18 per share Price / Book2.53Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares384,420,000Free Float383,271,000Market Cap$16.73 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.35 Social Links This page (NYSE:YUMC) was last updated on 10/24/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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