Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) posted its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31 by ($0.01), Zacks reports. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%.

Yum China Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of NYSE YUMC traded down $1.21 during trading on Friday, reaching $48.44. The company had a trading volume of 810,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,139,118. The stock has a market cap of $18.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.43, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.33. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $46.75 and its 200-day moving average price is $42.17. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Yum China has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $52.00.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. StockNews.com raised Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Yum China currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.57.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In other Yum China news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares in the company, valued at approximately $789,948.27. This trade represents a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Yum China Company Profile

Yum China Holdings, Inc owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through KFC, Pizza Hut, and All Other segments. It operates restaurants under the KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Lavazza, Little Sheep, and Huang Ji Huang concepts. The company also operates V-Gold Mall, a mobile e-commerce platform to sell products; and offers online food deliver services.