As of Friday close, Yum China Holdings Inc.’s (NYSE:YUMC) stock was up $2.32, moving up 4.21 percent to $57.44. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 2,248,900 shares. 2 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a -$0.51 fall in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 2,059,730, while in the previous 50 days, it was 1,861,944.
Since last month, YUMC stock rose 8.32%. Shares of the company fell to $51.38 on 09/07/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $64.70 was reached on 04/12/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $38.58. Since the beginning of this year, YUMC’s stock price has risen by 5.11% or $2.79, and marked a new high 14 times. However, the stock has declined by -11.22% since its 52-week high.
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YUMC stock investors should be aware that Yum China Holdings Inc. (YUMC) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 135 days ago on May 11. Wat Joey, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, disposed of 95,171 shares for $61.94 on May 11. It resulted in a $5,894,521 divestment by the insider. Wat Joey sold 2,800 shares at an average price of $61.94 on May 10. The insider now owns 256,723 shares following the transaction. On May 09, Director BASSI PETER A sold 17,500 shares at $60.96 apiece. The transaction was valued at $1,066,852.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, Yum China Holdings Inc. (YUMC) has a P/E ratio of about 32.62. The stock’s beta is 0.54. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 2.23, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 3.67, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 21.68 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.13 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.13. On Tuesday February 7 2023, a $0.01 dividend increase was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended June 29, Yum China Holdings Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 1.50, while its current ratio was 1.70, showing that the company is able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending June 29 was 0.01, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 0.01. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 43.30% percent. In the year ended June 29, EBITDA margin amounted to 19.48%, whereas operating margins totaled 10.40%. Based on annual data, YUMC earned $1.74 billion in gross profit and brought in $9.57 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 7.90%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 11.40%.
According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. YUMC’s revenue rose 19.82% to $2.92 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $2.65 billion. While analysts expected Yum China Holdings Inc. to report $0.46 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.47 per share, beating the consensus estimate by 2.20%. During the quarter, the company generated $369.0 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of Yum China Holdings Inc. were 4.47 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended June 29, and its total debt was $2.22 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $416.86 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at Yum China Holdings Inc.’s (YUMC) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 38.63%, the RSI 9-day stood at 63.97% on 22 September.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current Yum China Holdings Inc. price is down by -0.88% percent or -$0.51. At present, YUMC shares trade +7.26% above its 20-day simple moving average and -7.46% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately -5.23% below its SMA50 and +3.55% above its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 71.01% and Stochastic coefficient D was 72.04%, while ATR was 1.57. Given the Stochastic reading of 88.73% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 60.03%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at 0.34, while the 14-day reading stands at 1.57.
Analyst Ratings
Jefferies upgraded its rating on Yum China Holdings Inc. (NYSE: YUMC) to a Buy in a note to investors on Sep-23-23. The analysts firm previously had a Hold rating on the stock.Yum China Holdings Inc. (YUMC) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, YUMC is a sell, and 2 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 1 analyst who say the stock is underweight. A total of 5 analysts rate Yum China Holdings Inc. stock as buy, with 20 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $75.03, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $50.00 – $79.20. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict Yum China Holdings Inc. (YUMC) will achieve an average price target of $73.74.
