Brokers Issue Forecasts for Yum China Holdings, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NYSE:YUMC)

Yum China Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:YUMC) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Yum China in a research note issued on Friday, April 19th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.78 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.77. The consensus estimate for Yum China’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Yum China’s FY2025 earnings at $2.48 EPS.

Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.12. Yum China had a net margin of 7.53% and a return on equity of 11.63%. The business had revenue of $2.49 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.32 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on YUMC. HSBC cut their price target on shares of Yum China from $66.80 to $51.30 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $38.00 price target (down previously from $65.00) on shares of Yum China in a research note on Thursday, January 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $54.65.

Yum China Price Performance

YUMC stock opened at $37.10 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.24. Yum China has a one year low of $33.55 and a one year high of $64.50. The stock has a market cap of $14.54 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 0.45. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $40.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $42.34.

Yum China Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 5th were issued a $0.16 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.73%. This is a positive change from Yum China’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 4th. Yum China’s payout ratio is presently 32.65%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Yum China

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in YUMC. American Century Companies Inc. raised its holdings in Yum China by 237.1% during the 3rd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 559,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,203,000 after buying an additional 393,881 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC bought a new stake in Yum China during the 4th quarter valued at $1,655,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Yum China by 13.0% during the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 3,766,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $159,825,000 after buying an additional 433,411 shares during the last quarter. XY Capital Ltd raised its holdings in Yum China by 1,325.8% during the 3rd quarter. XY Capital Ltd now owns 107,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,998,000 after buying an additional 100,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings in Yum China by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 369,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,657,000 after buying an additional 54,958 shares during the last quarter. 85.58% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Yum China

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.