The stock of Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has gone up by 8.08% for the week, with a 7.97% rise in the past month and a 6.20% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.38%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.85% for YUMC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.64% for YUMC’s stock, with a simple moving average of 28.19% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) Right Now?
Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 22.81x compared to its average ratio. YUMC has 36-month beta value of 0.32. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 17 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for YUMC is 362.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.99% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of YUMC on March 18, 2025 was 2.52M shares.
YUMC) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) has dropped by -0.43 compared to previous close of 53.31. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.08% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-21 that Trump’s tariffs cause short-term volatility, but long-term market impact is minimal; earnings remain the key focus for investors. The three countries in questions are Canada, China, and Mexico. This blog dives into several major companies domiciled in one of those three countries. In the long-term scheme of things the fundamentals of the companies behind these ADRs and stocks are likely to be more deterministic than any geopolitical factors.
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 12.45% 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 -1.14% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.38%, as shares surge +7.53% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +13.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, YUMC rose by +7.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +52.11% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $49.31. In addition, Yum China Holdings Inc saw 10.19% 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 Zhang Leila, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $50.59 back on Mar 14 ’25. After this action, Zhang Leila now owns 52,075 shares of Yum China Holdings Inc, valued at $202,359 using the latest closing price.
Wat Joey, the Chief Executive Officer of Yum China Holdings Inc, sale 37,252 shares at $49.71 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’25, which means that Wat Joey is holding 382,657 shares at $1,851,667 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 0.14. Equity return is now at value 15.02, with 7.87 for asset returns.
Based on Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.26 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.68 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.74. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 143.08for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.18.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
