Yum China Holdings Inc [NYSE: YUMC] loss -5.64% or -2.64 points to close at $44.19 with a heavy trading volume of 4871615 shares.
The daily chart for YUMC points out that the company has recorded 19.59% gains over the past six months.
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If we look at the average trading volume of 3.47M shares, YUMC reached to a volume of 4871615 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for YUMC shares is $47.78 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on YUMC stock is a recommendation set at 1.34. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Macquarie have made an estimate for Yum China Holdings Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on August 06, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Deutsche Bank raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on December 19, 2023, representing the official price target for Yum China Holdings Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $65.78 to $71.30, while Jefferies kept a Buy rating on YUMC stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Yum China Holdings Inc is set at 1.96, with the Price to Sales ratio for YUMC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.53. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.93, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.47. Price to Free Cash Flow for YUMC in the course of the last twelve months was 26.18 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.09.
Trading performance analysis for YUMC stock
Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -6.16. With this latest performance, YUMC shares gained by 27.98% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 19.59% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -17.77% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for YUMC stock in for the last two-week period is set at 54.33, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 46.65, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 57.86 for Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 37.90, while it was recorded at 46.47 for the last single week of trading, and 37.07 for the last 200 days.
Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Yum China Holdings Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.09 and a Current Ratio set at 1.23.
Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for YUMC. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Yum China Holdings Inc go to 10.00%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]
There are presently around $86.05%, or 86.32%% of YUMC stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of YUMC stocks are: JPMORGAN CHASE & CO with ownership of 19.62 million shares, which is approximately 4.8926%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 17.37 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$535.79 million in YUMC stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$474.64 million in YUMC stock with ownership which is approximately 3.838%.
