In the past week, YUMC stock has gone up by 7.55%, with a monthly gain of 0.63% and a quarterly surge of 10.85%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.02%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.03% for Yum China Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.18% for YUMC’s stock, with a -13.31% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) is above average at 20.38x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.43.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for YUMC is 386.34M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.54% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of YUMC on April 30, 2024 was 3.22M shares.
YUMC) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) has increased by 0.98 when compared to last closing price of 39.65. Despite this, the company has experienced a 7.55% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-29 that While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Yum China (YUMC) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Analysts’ Opinion of YUMC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for YUMC stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for YUMC by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for YUMC in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $58 based on the research report published on December 19, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see YUMC reach a price target of $71.30, previously predicting the price at $65.78. The rating they have provided for YUMC stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 22nd, 2023.
CLSA gave a rating of “Buy” to YUMC, setting the target price at $71.60 in the report published on September 15th of the previous year.
YUMC Trading at -0.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought YUMC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.92% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.02%, as shares sank -0.37% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.98% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, YUMC rose by +7.55%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.94% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $38.43. In addition, Yum China Holdings Inc saw -5.63% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at YUMC starting from Zhang Leila, who sale 1,790 shares at the price of $45.02 back on Nov 24 ’23. After this action, Zhang Leila now owns 17,081 shares of Yum China Holdings Inc, valued at $80,586 using the latest closing price.
Wat Joey, the Chief Executive Officer of Yum China Holdings Inc, purchase 14,000 shares at $46.26 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’23, which means that Wat Joey is holding 269,144 shares at $647,615 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for YUMC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.17 for the gross margin
The net margin for Yum China Holdings Inc stands at 0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 12.83, with 6.93 for asset returns.
Based on Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.7 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.71. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 38.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.91. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.42.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
