We're taking a closer look at Yum China today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved -1.4% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China.
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YUMC has an average analyst rating of buy and is -36.46% away from its mean target price of $62.87 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.85
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Yum China has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.6 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.23 and its forward P/E ratio is 17.9
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YUMC has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.58, which shows the company is very undervalued compared to its earnings growth estimates.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.52 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Yum China is part of the Consumer Discretionary sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 22.96 and an average P/B of 4.24
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Yum China has on average reported free cash flows of $705.5 Million over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -2.3%