Yum China logged a 0.6% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $40.17 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. YUMC's trading volume is 953,500 compared to the stock's average volume of 2,417,268.
Yum China trades -36.1% away from its average analyst target price of $62.87 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $43.6 to $78.66, and on average have given Yum China a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying YUMC should be aware of the facts below:
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Yum China's current price is 54.7% above its Graham number of $25.97, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.85, Yum China has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.7 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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YUMC has a forward P/E ratio of 18.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.23 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 0.57 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Yum China is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.54 compared to its sector average of 4.24
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Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China.
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Based in Shanghai, the company has 400,000 full time employees and a market cap of $16.4 Billion. Yum China currently returns an annual dividend yield of 1.3%.