Shares of Consumer Discretionary sector company Yum China moved 3.6% today, and are now trading at a price of $50.42. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 1,691,031 compared to its average volume of 3,325,660. The S&P 500 index returned a 1.0% performance.
Yum China Holdings, Inc. owns, operates, and franchises restaurants in the People's Republic of China. The company is based in Shanghai and has 400,000 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $19,060,070,400. Yum China currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.3% per year.
25 analysts are following Yum China and have set target prices ranging from $35.0 to $76.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, YUMC is trading -11.37% away from its average analyst target price of $56.89 per share.
Over the last year, YUMC's share price has increased by 17.3%, which represents a difference of -7.8% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $52.0 per share whereas its 52 week low is $28.5. Yum China's average free cash flow over the last 5 years has been $707.83 Million, but they have been decreasing at an average rate of -1.1%. This may prove a challenge to the long term sustainability of the stock's upwards trend.
| Date Reported | Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) | Capital expenditures ($ k) | Free Cash Flow ($ k) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1,473,000 | 710,000 | 763,000 | 3.95 |
| 2022 | 1,413,000 | 679,000 | 734,000 | 66.06 |
| 2021 | 1,131,000 | 689,000 | 442,000 | -36.4 |
| 2020 | 1,114,000 | 419,000 | 695,000 | -7.33 |
| 2019 | 1,185,000 | 435,000 | 750,000 | -13.09 |
| 2018 | 1,333,000 | 470,000 | 863,000 |
