Yum China (YUMC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) is anticipated to post its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, February 6th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.31 per share and revenue of $2.63 billion for the quarter. Persons interested in participating in the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 4th. The company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $3.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.03 billion. Yum China had a return on equity of 13.39% and a net margin of 7.97%. The company’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.59 EPS. 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 Price Performance

NYSE YUMC opened at $45.06 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $17.11 billion, a PE ratio of 19.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 0.33. Yum China has a fifty-two week low of $28.50 and a fifty-two week high of $52.00. The business’s fifty day moving average is $46.77 and its 200 day moving average is $42.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the company. StockNews.com upgraded Yum China from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Yum China from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $35.50 to $60.00 in a research report on Tuesday, November 5th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $49.57.

Insider Transactions at Yum China

In related news, insider Duoduo (Howard) Huang sold 6,377 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $47.47, for a total transaction of $302,716.19. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $789,948.27. The trade was a 27.70 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

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.