In the past week, YUMC stock has gone down by -7.60%, with a monthly decline of -0.04% and a quarterly plunge of -8.66%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.91% for Yum China Holdings Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.74% for YUMC stock, with a simple moving average of 19.02% 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 20.62x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for YUMC is 0.34. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 19 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for YUMC is 365.22M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.90% of that float. On January 03, 2025, YUMC’s average trading volume was 2.86M shares.
YUMC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) has plunged by -3.28 when compared to previous closing price of 48.17, but the company has seen a -7.60% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-31 that Whether you’re a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.
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 previous 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 -2.08% 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 -10.40% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.77%, as shares sank -1.15% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, YUMC fell by -7.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $48.91. In addition, Yum China Holdings Inc saw -3.28% 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 HUANG Duoduo (Howard), who sale 6,377 shares at the price of $47.47 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, HUANG Duoduo (Howard) now owns 16,641 shares of Yum China Holdings Inc, valued at $302,716 using the latest closing price.
HUANG Duoduo (Howard), the Officer of Yum China Holdings Inc, proposed sale 6,377 shares at $47.47 during a trade that took place back on Nov 25 ’24, which means that HUANG Duoduo (Howard) is holding shares at $302,716 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
- 0.16 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 1.59 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.91. 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
To wrap up, the performance of Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “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.
