Yum China (YUMC) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) is projected to release its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect Yum China to post earnings of $0.31 per share and revenue of $2.63 billion for the quarter. Parties that are interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.68 by $0.09. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The business had revenue of $3.07 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.59 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Yum China to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Yum China Stock Performance

Yum China stock opened at $45.61 on Thursday. Yum China has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $52.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $46.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $41.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The company has a market cap of $17.32 billion, a PE ratio of 20.18, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.35.

Yum China Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, November 26th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.40%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, November 26th. Yum China’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 28.32%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

YUMC has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. StockNews.com lowered shares of Yum China from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $35.50 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $49.57.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were 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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.30% of the stock is owned by 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.