Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report)'s share price was up 5.1% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $47.84 and last traded at $48.10. Approximately 528,649 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 82% from the average daily volume of 2,879,622 shares. The stock had previously closed at $45.76.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, Daiwa America upgraded shares of Yum China to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $48.70.
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Yum China Stock Performance
The stock has a market cap of $17.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.97, a PEG ratio of 1.73 and a beta of 0.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $44.18 and its 200-day moving average price is $46.34.
Yum China (NYSE:YUMC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.78 by ($0.01). Yum China had a net margin of 8.09% and a return on equity of 14.08%. The company had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.71 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up .8% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Yum China will post 2.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Yum China Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 18th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 28th were given a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, May 28th. Yum China's dividend payout ratio is presently 40.17%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yum China
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Okabena Investment Services Inc. increased its position in Yum China by 0.5% in the first quarter. Okabena Investment Services Inc. now owns 50,003 shares of the company's stock worth $2,603,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Yum China by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC now owns 4,726 shares of the company's stock worth $228,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC increased its position in Yum China by 5.0% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 5,555 shares of the company's stock worth $289,000 after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc increased its position in Yum China by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 23,074 shares of the company's stock worth $1,111,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in Yum China by 4.7% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,180 shares of the company's stock worth $298,000 after purchasing an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.58% of the company's stock.
About Yum China
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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.
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