For Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC], Analyst sees a rise to $60. What next?

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Yum China Holdings Inc [NYSE: YUMC] surged by $0.89 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $48.00.

Yum China Holdings Inc stock has also gained 2.61% of its value over the past 7 days. However, YUMC stock has inclined by 42.10% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 34.83% and gained 13.13% year-on date.

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The market cap for YUMC stock reached $18.23 billion, with 381.00 million shares outstanding and 365.26 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.47M shares, YUMC reached a trading volume of 2895374 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say 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 $57.38 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 1.27. 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.

JP Morgan have made an estimate for Yum China Holdings Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on November 06, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on August 06, 2024, representing the official price target for Yum China Holdings Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $58, while Deutsche Bank analysts kept a Buy rating on YUMC stock. On September 22, 2023, analysts increased their price target for YUMC shares from 65.78 to 71.30.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Yum China Holdings Inc is set at 1.17, with the Price to Sales ratio for YUMC stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 1.63. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 3.04, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.66. Price to Free Cash Flow for YUMC in the course of the last twelve months was 27.24 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.15.

YUMC stock trade performance evaluation

Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 2.61. With this latest performance, YUMC shares dropped by -0.70% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 34.83% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 17.45% 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 57.58, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 59.68, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 57.76 for Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 46.65, while it was recorded at 47.08 for the last single week of trading, and 38.52 for the last 200 days.

Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

Yum China Holdings Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.15 and a Current Ratio set at 1.29.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, Yum China Holdings Inc posted 0.25/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.16/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.09. 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 12.74%.

Yum China Holdings Inc [YUMC]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $86.88%, or 87.15%% 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%.