The stock of Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) has increased by 2118660 when compared to last closing price of 43.96. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.32% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. reuters.com reported 2025-06-20 that Yum China Holdings, said on Friday it has launched a new AI-enabled hands-free assistant tool at certain KFC stores in a bid to boost efficiency.
Is It Worth Investing in Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) Right Now?
Yum China Holdings Inc (NYSE: YUMC) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 18.60x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.27. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 16 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for YUMC is 359.93M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.36% of that float. On June 25, 2025, the average trading volume of YUMC was 3.01M shares.
YUMC’s Market Performance
The stock of Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has seen a 1.32% increase in the past week, with a 4.42% rise in the past month, and a -14.30% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.31%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.59% for YUMC. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.57% for YUMC stock, with a simple moving average of -3.15% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of YUMC
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see YUMC reach a price target of $60, previously predicting the price at $35.50. The rating they have provided for YUMC stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on November 06th, 2024.
YUMC Trading at 0.62% 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 -17.76% of loss for the given period.
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:
- 0.1 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 0.13. Equity return is now at value 15.73, with 8.22 for asset returns.
Based on Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.25 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.73.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.81 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.56. The receivables turnover for the company is 139.83for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.26.
Conclusion
To sum up, Yum China Holdings Inc (YUMC) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
