The stock of Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has gone down by -0.17% for the week, with a 9.05% rise in the past month and a 42.07% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.43%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.10% for YUMC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.29% for YUMC stock, with a simple moving average of 24.20% for the last 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 21.06x. The 36-month beta value for YUMC is also noteworthy at 0.36. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 18 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for YUMC is 365.26M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.16% of that float. The average trading volume of YUMC on November 26, 2024 was 3.45M shares.
YUMC) stock’s latest price update
Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC)’s stock price has increased by 1.08 compared to its previous closing price of 47.07. However, the company has seen a -0.17% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-11-21 that Yum China (YUMC) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
Analysts’ Opinion of YUMC
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for YUMC stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for YUMC by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for YUMC in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $60 based on the research report published on November 06, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to YUMC, setting the target price at $58 in the report published on December 19th of the previous year.
YUMC Trading at 5.31% 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 -8.50% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.43%, as shares surge +6.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +37.79% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, YUMC fell by -0.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $47.44. In addition, Yum China Holdings Inc saw 12.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at YUMC starting from HUANG Duoduo (Howard), who proposed sale 6,377 shares at the price of $47.47 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, HUANG Duoduo (Howard) now owns shares of Yum China Holdings Inc, valued at $302,716 using the latest closing price.
DING Jerry, the Chief People Officer of Yum China Holdings Inc, sale 1,000 shares at $50.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 08 ’24, which means that DING Jerry is holding 1,478 shares at $50,000 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
- 0.32 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 14.19, with 7.48 for asset returns.
Based on Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.62. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.71. The receivables turnover for the company is 141.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.95. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.29.
Conclusion
In summary, Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
